大般涅槃經義記 4.183

4.183

後中，先喻，「如人不遇，久住大海」喻不值損，「作是思」下喻求法心，「如是念」下喻得法益，「作是言」下喻慶善辭。下合顯法，先合初句不遇之損，「未遇如是大涅槃」下合求風心，「是諸眾生如是求」下合得風益，「方知真」下合慶喜辭，先生奇想，次嘆善哉，後生淨信。

In the latter, it first gives the simile: "like a person not encountering it, staying long in the great ocean" is a simile for the loss of not encountering it; from "making this reflection" below is a simile for the mind seeking the Dharma; from "thus thinking" below is a simile for the benefit of obtaining the Dharma; from "speaking these words" below is a simile for words celebrating the good. Below, it applies it to reveal the Dharma: first, it matches the loss of not encountering in the first phrase; from "having not yet encountered such great nirvāṇa" below matches the mind seeking the wind; from "these beings thus seeking" below matches the benefit of obtaining the wind; from "only then knowing the true" below matches the words of celebration and joy: first conceiving an extraordinary thought, next praising "how good!", and afterward generating pure faith.