金光明經文句記 3.133

3.133

二、「多嗔」下，明三趣。心既多嗔等，身口動作成於嗔業，故墮蛇虺。舉本攝末，故云多嗔。下多欲等，悉可為例。蛇虺者，《爾雅》云「蝮虺博三寸，首大如擘。」郭璞云「身廣三寸，頭如大擘指。」此自一稱蛇名蝮虺。諂者，《莊子》云「希其意而道其言曰諂。」餓鬼當飢等者，舉果難當，須明懺悔。

Second, from "Much anger" onward explains the three destinies. When the mind possesses much anger and the like, bodily and verbal actions constitute angry karma, hence falling among snakes and vipers. Adducing the root encompasses the branch, hence it says "much anger". The subsequent "much desire" and so forth can all follow this pattern. As for snakes and vipers, the Erya says: "The viper is three inches broad, its head as large as a thumb." Guo Pu says: "Its body is three inches wide, its head like a thumb." This is simply another name for a snake called a viper. Flattery: Zhuangzi says: "Anticipating another's intention and speaking their words is called flattery." "Hungry ghosts facing starvation" and so forth adduces the result as difficult to endure, so one must explain repentance.