大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 19.59

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疏「須彌藏經等」者，有兩卷，此即下卷。功德天自敘云：「我與世尊往昔於因陀羅幢相王佛所，同時發誓願，今願悉滿，心意滿足。是故如來出現於世，我今得住功德之處。我今雖復住功德處，猶未圓滿昔本誓願。何以故？此處多有象龍。」下即義引，謂諸惡龍惱害眾生，請佛除滅。佛告須彌藏龍仙菩薩云：「汝於往昔然燈佛所，為化諸龍起大勇猛。今四生龍有於惡毒，氣毒見毒、觸毒齧毒、貪瞋癡毒，云何當令如法除滅？」彼菩薩答：「我入其窟，入深三昧，彼當降伏。」廣說竟云：「我從阿僧祇劫勇猛精進，故能教化一切眾生。」此諸龍王於大乘法精進修行，謂此善住龍王為一切象形龍主，此難陀龍王為一切蛇形龍主，此阿耨達龍王為一切馬形龍主，此婆樓那龍王為一切魚形龍主，此摩那蘇婆帝龍王為一切蝦蟇形龍主。如是等諸大龍王，能與眾生作諸衰惱。自餘諸龍，自力不堪作上衰患。此五大龍安住大乘有大威德，是大龍王各各佛前率諸眷屬，不令起作如上災禍，於佛法僧三寶種性，久住於世不令速滅。

Regarding the Commentary's words, "The Sumerugarbha-sūtra, etc.": there are two fascicles, and this is the lower fascicle. Puṇyadevatā herself recounts: 'Formerly, at the place of the Buddha King of Indra's Banner Characteristics, the World-Honoured One and I simultaneously made vows. Now the vows are all fulfilled, and our intentions are satisfied. Therefore the Tathāgata has appeared in the world, and I now am able to abide in the place of merit. Although I now abide in the place of merit, I have not yet fulfilled my former original vows. Why? In this place there are many elephant-dragons.' Below it paraphrases the meaning, stating that various evil dragons torment and harm sentient beings, and she requests the Buddha to eradicate them. The Buddha said to the dragon-ṛṣi bodhisattva Sumerugarbha: 'In the past, at the place of Dīpaṅkara Buddha, you gave rise to great vigor to transform the dragons. Now the dragons of the four modes of birth possess evil poisons: breath-poison, sight-poison, touch-poison, bite-poison, and the poisons of greed, anger, and delusion; how should they be eradicated in accordance with the Dharma?' That bodhisattva replied: 'I shall enter their lairs and enter deep samādhi, and they shall be subdued.' After speaking extensively, he said: 'Having been vigorously energetic for asaṃkhyeya kalpas, I am able to teach and transform all sentient beings.' These dragon kings practice vigorously in the Mahāyāna Dharma: this dragon king Supratiṣṭhita is the master of all elephant-shaped dragons; this dragon king Nanda is the master of all serpent-shaped dragons; this dragon king Anavatapta is the master of all horse-shaped dragons; this dragon king Varuṇa is the master of all fish-shaped dragons; this dragon king Manasvin is the master of all frog-shaped dragons. Such great dragon kings can cause various harms and afflictions to sentient beings. As for the rest of the dragons, their own power is insufficient to produce the above calamities. These five great dragons abide in the Mahāyāna and possess great majesty and virtue; these great dragon kings each lead their retinues before the Buddha, prevent them from generating the above calamities, and cause the lineage of the Three Jewels—the Buddha, Dharma, and Saṅgha—to abide long in the world without being swiftly extinguished.