金光明最勝王經疏 5.133

5.133

經　爾時四天王復白佛言：「世尊！是《金光明最勝王經》能於未來現在成就如是無量功德，是故人王若得聞是微妙經典，即是已於百千萬億無量佛所種諸善根。於彼人王，我當護念。復見無量福德利故，我等四王及餘眷屬無量百千萬億諸神，於自宮殿見是種種香煙雲蓋神變之時，我當隱蔽不現其身為聽法故，當至是王清淨嚴飾所止宮殿講法之處。如是乃至梵宮、帝釋、大辯才天、大吉祥天、堅牢地神、正了知大將、二十八部諸藥叉神、大自在天、金剛密主、寶賢大將、訶利底母五百眷屬、無熱惱池龍王、大海龍王、無量百千萬億那庾多諸天藥叉，如是等眾為聽法故皆不現身，至彼人王殊勝宮殿莊嚴高座說法之所。世尊！我等四王及餘眷屬藥叉諸神，皆當一心共彼人王為善知識。因是無上大法施主以甘露味充足於我，是故我等擁護是王，除其衰患令得安穩，及其宮殿城邑國土諸惡災變悉令消滅。」

Sūtra: At that time, the Four Heavenly Kings addressed the Buddha once more, saying: "World-Honoured One! This Suvarṇaprabhāsottamasūtra is capable of accomplishing such immeasurable merits in the future and the present. Therefore, if a king of men is able to hear this wondrous sūtra, he has already planted roots of goodness in the presence of hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of immeasurable buddhas. We shall protect and be mindful of that king of men. Furthermore, because we see the benefit of immeasurable blessed merit, when we, the Four Kings, and the rest of our retinues, the immeasurable hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of spirits, see in our own palaces the supernatural transformation of this canopy of clouds of various perfumes and incenses, we shall conceal ourselves without manifesting our bodies for the sake of listening to the Dharma, and shall arrive at the clear, pure, and adornment-decorated palace where that king resides, the place where the Dharma is expounded. And so on up to the Brahmā Palace, Śakra, the goddess Sarasvatī, the goddess Mahāśrī, the earth spirit Dṛḍhā, the great general Saṃjñāna, the spirits of the twenty-eight classes of yakṣas, Maheśvara, the secret master Vajrapāṇi, the great general Māṇibhadra, Mother Hārītī with her five hundred followers, the nāga king of Lake Anavatapta, the nāga kings of the great ocean, and immeasurable hundreds of thousands of myriads of koṭis of nayutas of gods and yakṣas—assemblies such as these will all refrain from showing their bodies for the sake of listening to the Dharma, and will arrive at that king of men's excellent palace, at the adorned high seat where the Dharma is expounded. World-Honoured One! We Four Kings and the rest of our retinues, the yakṣas and all the spirits, shall with single-mindedness together be good spiritual friends to that king of men. Because this supreme donor of the great Dharma satisfies us with the taste of amṛta, we therefore protect this king, remove his adversities and troubles, cause him to obtain peace and stability, and cause all bad disasters and anomalies in his palace, cities, and realm to be completely eliminated."