法華義疏 3.237

3.237

「舍利弗」下，第二、請說。前、長行，次、偈。長行，前、正請。「所以者何」下，釋請。重言唯願說者，還答上重言止也。二乘能信故稱一唯願，人天堪受又稱唯願。又已悟者因理識教稱一唯願，未悟者藉教悟理又稱一唯願。人天例此可知。「所以者何」下，舉過去世久殖善根以釋請也。就偈文為二：初句正歎，下三句正請。言「法王」者，於今昔權實自在無礙，故稱為王。「唯說願勿慮」下，正請也。初句標請，下兩句釋請。

From "Śāriputra" onward is the second: requesting that he speak. First is the prose, next are the verses. In the prose, first is the formal request; from "For what reason?" onward, explaining the request. Repeating "We only pray you will speak" responds back to the repeating of "stop" above. Because the two vehicles can believe, he utters one "we only pray"; because humans and devas can receive it, he also utters "we only pray." Furthermore, for those already awakened who recognize the teaching through the principle, he utters one "we only pray"; for those not yet awakened who rely on the teaching to awaken to the principle, he also utters one "we only pray." Humans and devas can be understood by analogy to this. From "For what reason?" onward, he cites their having long planted good roots in past lives to explain the request. Concerning the verse text, there are two parts: the first line formally praises; the lower three lines formally request. As for "Dharma King": being sovereign and unhindered regarding present and past, upāyic and real, he is therefore called King. From "Only expound, pray do not be anxious" onward is the formal request. The first line indicates the request; the lower two lines explain the request.