妙法蓮華經玄贊 6.305

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贊曰：念生也。「而忽自來」，其根熟故。「甚適我願」，順本心故。「我雖年朽」，道成久故。「猶故貪惜」，大悲深故。愛子情戀、大悲深重，故言貪惜。

Commentary: Thoughts arising. 'And suddenly he has arrived on his own'—because his faculties are ripe. 'This accords well with my wish'—because it complies with his original intent. 'Although I am aged and decayed'—because the realization of the path was long ago. 'Yet I still begrudged and clung to them'—because his great compassion is deep. Paternal longing for his beloved son and deep, weighty great compassion are the reason it says 'begrudged and clung.'