大般涅槃經義記 5.256

5.256

第三求後半偈之中，菩薩六請，羅剎六答：一請說偈求為弟子，羅剎辭飢，不肯為說；二問其所食，彼懼人怖，不肯即說；三菩薩重問，羅剎便說；四請說偈，許為捨身，彼聞不信；第五菩薩彰己實能，彼聞勅聽，許為宣說；六「我於爾時聞是事」下施座重請，彼便為說。於中初先正為說偈，偈後長行催令捨身，文皆可知。

In the third [part], seeking the latter half-verse, the bodhisattva makes six requests, and the rākṣasa gives six replies: first, requesting the recitation of the verse and seeking to become his disciple, but the rākṣasa excuses himself on grounds of hunger and is unwilling to speak it for him; second, asking what he eats, but the other fears frightening people and is unwilling to say immediately; third, the bodhisattva asks again, and the rākṣasa then speaks; fourth, requesting the recitation of the verse with the promise of abandoning his body for him, but the other hears this and does not believe it; fifth, the bodhisattva demonstrates his genuine capability, and the other hears this, orders him to listen, and promises to proclaim it for him; sixth, from "I at that time heard this matter" onward, he arranges a seat and requests again, and [the rākṣasa] then recites it for him. Therein, he first directly recites the verse for him, and in the prose after the verse urges him to abandon his body; the text may be known throughout.