金光明最勝王經疏 6.144

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經　佛告善女天：「爾時長者子流水及其二子，為彼池魚施水施食并說法已，俱共還家。是長者子流水復於後時，因有聚會設眾妓樂醉酒而臥。時十千魚同時命過，生三十三天，起如是念：『我等以何善業因緣生此天中？』便相謂曰：『我等先於贍部洲內墮傍生中共受魚身，長者子流水施我等水及以飯食，復為我等說甚深法十二緣起及陀羅尼，復稱寶髻如來名號，以是因緣能令我等得生此天。是故我今咸應詣彼長者子所報恩供養。』爾時十千天子即於天沒至贍部洲大醫王所。時長者子在高樓上安隱而睡，時十千天子共以十千真珠瓔珞置其頭邊，復以十千置其足處，復以十千置於右脇，復以十千置左脇邊，雨曼陀羅華、摩訶曼陀羅華積至于膝，光明普照，種種天樂出妙音聲，令贍部洲有睡眠者皆悉覺寤。長者子流水亦從睡寤，是時十千天子為供養已，即於空中飛騰而去，於天自在光王國內處處皆雨天妙蓮華。是諸天子復至本處空澤池中雨眾天華，便於此沒還天宮殿，隨意自在受五欲樂。天自在光王至天曉已，問諸大臣：『昨夜何緣忽現如是希有瑞相，放大光明？』大臣答言：『大王當知，有諸天眾於長者子流水家中雨四十千真珠瓔珞及天曼陀羅華積至于膝。』王告臣曰：『詣長者家，喚取其子。』大臣受勅即至其家，奉宣王命喚長者子。時長者子即至王所，王曰：『何緣昨夜示現如是希有瑞相？』長者子言：『如我思忖，定應是彼池內眾魚，如經所說命終之後得生三十三天。彼來報恩，故現如是希奇之相。』王曰：『何以得知？』流水答曰：『王可遣使并我二子往彼池所驗其虛實，彼十千魚為死為活？』王聞是語，即便遣使及子向彼池邊，見其池中多有曼陀羅華積成大聚，諸魚竝死。見已馳還，為王廣說。王聞是己，心生歡喜，歎未曾有。」

Sūtra: The Buddha told the Good Goddess: "At that time, the elder's son Jalavāhana and his two sons, having provided water and food to the fish in the pool and preached the Dharma to them, all returned home together. Later on, because of a gathering where manifold music and songs were arranged, the elder's son Jalavāhana became drunk with wine and fell asleep. At that time, the ten thousand fish died simultaneously and were reborn in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three. They formed this thought: 'Due to what causes and conditions of good karma have we been born into this heaven?' They then said to one another: 'Formerly, in Jambudvīpa, we fell among animals and jointly suffered the bodies of fish. The elder's son Jalavāhana bestowed water and food upon us, and furthermore preached for us the profound Dharma of the twelvefold conditioned arising and dhāraṇīs, and also recited the name of the Tathāgata Ratnaśikhin. It was due to these causes and conditions that we were able to be born in this heaven. Therefore, all of us should now go to that elder's son to repay his kindness and make offerings.'

"Thereupon, the ten thousand devaputras vanished from heaven and arrived in Jambudvīpa at the great king of physicians' dwelling. At that time, the elder's son was sleeping peacefully in an upper storey. Then the ten thousand devaputras placed ten thousand pearl necklaces beside his head, another ten thousand at his feet, another ten thousand on his right side, and another ten thousand on his left side. They rained down māndārava flowers and mahāmāndārava flowers until they piled up to his knees; bright light shone everywhere, and various divine instruments produced exquisite sounds, causing everyone in Jambudvīpa who was asleep to awaken completely. The elder's son Jalavāhana also awoke from sleep. At that time, the ten thousand devaputras, having made their offerings, immediately soared into the air and departed, everywhere raining down wondrous divine lotus flowers throughout the kingdom of King Jalendradhara. These devaputras also went to their original place, the dried-up pool, and rained down many divine flowers; they then vanished from there and returned to the heavenly palaces, freely and spontaneously enjoying the pleasures of the five desires.

"When dawn arrived, King Jalendradhara asked his ministers: 'For what reason did such rare auspicious portents suddenly appear last night, emitting great radiance?' The ministers answered: 'Your Majesty should know: heavenly hosts rained down forty thousand pearl necklaces and divine māndārava flowers piled up to the knees in the house of the elder's son Jalavāhana.' The king said to his ministers: 'Go to the elder's house and summon his son.' Receiving the royal order, the ministers went immediately to his house and proclaimed the king's command, summoning the elder's son. Then the elder's son came before the king. The king said: 'For what reason were such rare auspicious portents manifested last night?' The elder's son said: 'According to my deduction, it must surely be the many fish in that pool who, just as the sūtras explain, were reborn in the Heaven of the Thirty-Three after their lives ended. They came to repay my kindness, and therefore manifested such extraordinary portents.' The king said: 'How do you know this?' Jalavāhana answered: 'Your Majesty may send an emissary together with my two sons to that pool to verify whether it is true or false—whether those ten thousand fish are dead or alive.' Hearing these words, the king immediately sent an emissary and the sons toward that pool. They saw that in the pool there were many māndārava flowers piled into a great heap, and all the fish were dead. Having seen this, they hurried back and explained it in detail to the king. When the king heard this, joy arose in his heart, and he praised it as unprecedented."