金光明最勝王經疏 6.35

6.35

經　世尊即為彼天及諸大眾說伽他曰：「若欲施諸佛，不思議供養，復了諸如來，甚深境界者。若見演說此，最勝金光明，應親詣彼方，至其所住處。此經難思議，能生諸功德，無邊大苦海，解脫諸有情。我觀此經王，初中後皆善，甚深不可測，譬喻無能比。假使恒河沙，大地塵海水，虛空諸山石，無能喻少分。欲入深法界，應先聽是經，法性之制底，甚深善安住。於斯制底內，見我牟尼尊，悅意妙音聲，演說斯經典。由此俱胝劫，數量難思議，生在人天中，常受勝妙樂。若聽是經者，應作如是心：『我得不思議，無邊功德蘊。』假使大火聚，滿百踰繕那，為聽此經王，直過無辭苦。既至彼住處，得聞如是經，能滅於罪業，及除諸惡夢。惡星諸變怪，蠱道邪魅等，得聞是經時，諸惡皆捨離。」

Sūtra: The World-Honoured One then spoke these gāthās for that goddess and the great assembly:
"If one desires to bestow upon the Buddhas
inconceivable offerings,
and also understand all the Tathāgatas'
profound realms;
if one sees this most victorious Golden Light
being expounded,
one should go in person to that direction,
arriving at the place where they abide.
This sūtra is difficult to conceive,
able to produce all merits,
and from the boundless great ocean of suffering
it liberates sentient beings.
I observe this king of sūtras:
good in the beginning, middle, and end,
profound and unfathomable,
unequaled by any metaphor.
Even the sands of the Gaṅgā,
the dust of the great earth, the waters of the ocean,
space, and all the rocks of the mountains
cannot illustrate a fraction of it.
Desiring to enter the profound dharmadhātu,
one should first listen to this sūtra;
the caitya of dharmatā
is profound and well-established.
Within this caitya,
one beholds me, the Muni Honoured One,
with a delightful, wonderful voice,
expounding this scripture.
Through this, for koṭis of kalpas,
their number difficult to conceive,
one will be born among humans and devas,
constantly experiencing supreme, wonderful bliss.
If one listens to this sūtra,
one should give rise to this thought:
'I have obtained an inconceivable,
boundless heap of merit.'
Even if there were a great mass of fire
filling a hundred yojanas,
to hear this king of sūtras,
one should cross straight through without complaining of hardship.
Having arrived at that dwelling place
and being able to hear such a sūtra,
it can eradicate sinful karma
and eliminate all bad dreams.
Evil stars, strange apparitions,
gu sorcery, demonic spirits, and the like—
when one is able to hear this sūtra,
all evils are abandoned and dispersed."