華嚴經探玄記 19.103

19.103

第一歡喜地知識內，亦為五分。初舉法勸修中，正云迦毘羅婆窣堵，此云黃物城，則往古黃頭仙人先在此處，後於此作城，故立斯號。亦名寂靜住處。何故在此城者，表初地已上生佛家，故在佛生城也。婆娑婆陀者，正云婆羅婆薩那，此名依止不畏，即下文廣與怖畏眾生而作依止故也。天竺本婆僧多，此云春也，謂表能生長萬行，如春時也。夜天者，同初會中主夜神等，謂在於夜中耀光救物，故以為名，表證智妙離眾相，破闇障故也。此九種夜天，依梵本皆是女天，表是慈悲之狀也。

Within the spiritual friend of the first bhūmi, the Pramuditā-bhūmi, there are also five divisions. First, in citing the Dharma and encouraging cultivation: correctly it is called Kapilavastu, which here means "Yellow Item City"; in ancient times the yellow-headed rishi was first in this place, and later a city was built here, so this name was established. It is also called "Quiet Dwelling Place." Why is she in this city? It expresses that from the first bhūmi onward one is born into the family of the Buddha; hence she is in the city of the Buddha's birth. As for Vāsantī, correctly it is Sarvabhayatrāṇā, which here means "refuge from fear," that is, because as the text below says, she extensively provides a refuge for fearful sentient beings. The Indian text has Vāsantī, which here means "spring," expressing the ability to give birth to and grow the myriad practices, like the springtime. "Night deity" is the same as the night-ruling deities in the first assembly, and so forth; because they shine light in the night to rescue beings, it is taken as their name, expressing that the marvelous wisdom of realization is free from all marks, destroying dark obstructions. According to the Sanskrit text, these nine night deities are all female devatās, expressing the appearance of loving-kindness and compassion.