大般涅槃經義記 5.254

5.254

第二就其所試科文分之為四：一聞前半偈心生歡喜；二「即從坐起，以手舉」下訪求說人；三「我時即復語羅剎言：若說偈竟，我當終身為弟子」下求後半偈；四「我於爾時深思」已下為偈捨身。前中初明帝釋說偈，後明菩薩聞偈心喜。帝釋說中，初明帝釋化作羅剎，往至雪山，起說方便，「辯才」已下正明說偈，「說是半」下佇立令見。聞偈喜中，初先法說，次舉八喻，後合可知。

The second outlines the text in terms of the one tested, dividing it into four: first, hearing the first half-verse, joy arises in his mind; second, from "then rising from his seat, lifting his hair with his hands" onward, searching for the speaker; third, from "I then further said to the rākṣasa: 'If you finish reciting the verse, I will become your disciple for all my life'" onward, seeking the latter half-verse; fourth, from "at that time, I deeply contemplated" onward, abandoning his body for the sake of the verse. In the first [part], it first explains Śakra speaking the verse, and subsequently explains the bodhisattva feeling joy in his mind upon hearing the verse. In Śakra's speech, it first explains that Śakra manifested as a rākṣasa, went to the Snow Mountains, and devised an expedient means to speak; from "eloquence" onward, it directly explains speaking the verse; from "having spoken this half" onward, he stood still so as to be seen. In the joy upon hearing the verse, there is first the literal teaching, next the presentation of eight analogies, and the subsequent application may be known [from the text].