大般涅槃經義記 3.355

3.355

第二喻中，「亦如王子」喻於菩薩念己能教其餘眾生捨離妄法，歸依真法，故言「思惟我當調伏其餘王子」，念己堪能紹繼佛處，說佛真法，名「紹大王霸王之業」，念己所解勝過餘人名為「自在」，念能令他同來歸己，故言「令諸王子見歸」。「是故」已下勸生大意，自念為物作歸處故，不應生於下劣想也。

In the second analogy, "also like a prince" illustrates the bodhisattva reflecting that he can teach the remaining sentient beings to abandon false dharmas and take refuge in the true Dharma, and therefore it says, "reflecting: 'I shall tame the other princes.'" Reflecting that he is capable of succeeding to the Buddha's position and expounding the Buddha's true Dharma is called "inheriting the great king's hegemony." Reflecting that his own understanding surpasses that of other people is called "mastery." Reflecting that he can cause others to come together and take refuge in him is why it says "causing all princes to come and take refuge." From "therefore" downward, he encourages the generation of a great intention: because one personally reflects on serving as a refuge for beings, one should not give rise to an inferior thought.