大般涅槃經義記 6.283

6.283

問答辨中，迦葉先問「如來當為無量眾故，何故獨言為阿闍世」。佛答有二：第一偏對世王釋之，「今此眾中無人謂我定入涅槃，世王謂入」，故偏為之；二對世王流類辨釋，「我言為於阿闍世者蓋乃為於世王流類」，非獨世王。於中，初先總牒前語，彰彼未解，「何以」下釋，「如來密語不可思」下結歎顯深。

In the explanation through question and answer, Kāśyapa first asks, "The Tathāgata ought to act for the sake of immeasurable multitudes; why do you state solely that it is for the sake of Ajātaśatru?" The Buddha's reply has two parts: First, explaining specifically with respect to the king: "In this assembly now, no one thinks that I definitely enter nirvāṇa, whereas the king thinks that I enter"; hence he acts specifically for him. Second, distinguishing and explaining with respect to those of the king's kind: "My statement that it is for Ajātaśatru is in fact for the kind of beings like the king," not solely for the king. Therein, he first summarily takes up the previous words to reveal that they have not understood; from "why" onward explains it; and from "the Tathāgata's secret words are inconceivable" onward concludes with praise to reveal its profundity.