大方廣佛華嚴經隨疏演義鈔 72.21

72.21

疏「法華云」下，釋成上論，亦〈方便品〉，先有一偈云「舍利弗當知，鈍根小智人，著相憍慢者，不能信是法。」釋曰：此偈則明如來有畏，畏其謗故。次即云「今我喜無畏，於諸菩薩中，正直捨方便，但說無上道。」

In the Commentary, from "The Lotus Sūtra says" downward, it explains and confirms the above treatise, also from the "Chapter on Upāya," where there is first a verse: / "Śāriputra, you should know: / People of dull faculties and meager wisdom, / Those who cling to characteristics and are arrogant, / Cannot believe in this Dharma." / Explanation: this verse explains that the Tathāgata had apprehension—apprehensive that they would slander it. Immediately next, it says: / "Now I am joyful and without fear; / In the midst of the bodhisattvas, / Directly setting aside upāya, / I only expound the unsurpassed path."