金光明最勝王經疏 6.39

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經　「梵王帝釋主，護世四天王，及金剛藥叉，正了知大將，無熱池龍王，及以娑揭羅，緊那羅樂神，蘇羅金翅王，大辯才天女，并大吉祥天，斯等上首天，各領諸天眾，常供養諸佛。法寶不思議，恒生歡喜心，於經起恭敬。斯等諸天眾，皆悉共思惟，遍觀修福者，共作如是說：『應觀此有情，咸是大福德，善根精進力，當來生我天。為聽甚深經，敬心來至心，供養法制底，尊重正法故。憐愍於眾生，而作大饒益，於此深經典，能為法寶器。入此法門者，能入於法性，於此金光明，至心應聽受。是人曾供養，無量百千佛，由彼諸善根，得聞此經典。』如是諸天王，天女大辯才，并彼吉祥天，及以四王眾，無數藥叉眾，勇猛有神通，各於其四方，常來相擁護。日月天帝釋，風水火諸神，吠率怒大肩，閻羅辯才等，一切諸護世，勇猛具威神，擁護持經者，晝夜常不離。大力藥叉王，那羅延自在，正了知為首，二十八藥叉，餘藥叉百千，神通有大力，恒於恐怖處，常來護此人。金剛藥叉王，并五百眷屬，諸大菩薩眾，常來護此人。寶王藥叉主，及以滿賢王，曠野金毘羅，賓度羅黃色，此等藥叉王，各五百眷屬，見聽此經者，皆來共擁護。彩軍乾闥婆，葦王常戰勝，珠頸及青頸，并勃里沙王，大最勝大黑，蘇跋拏雞舍，半之迦半足，及以大婆伽，小渠并護法，及以獼猴王，針毛及目犬，寶髮皆來護。大渠諾拘羅，栴檀欲中勝，舍羅及雪山，及以婆多山，皆有大神通，雄猛具大力，見持此經者，皆來相擁護。阿那婆答多，及以娑揭羅，目真𧫦羅葉，難陀小難陀，於百千龍中，神通具威德，共護持經人，晝夜常不離。婆稚羅睺羅，毘摩質多羅，母旨苫跋羅，大肩及歡喜，及餘蘇羅王，并無數天眾，大力有勇健，皆來護是人。訶利底母神，五百藥叉眾，於彼人睡覺，常來相擁護。旃荼旃荼利，藥叉旃稚女，昆帝拘吒齒，吸眾生精氣，如是諸神等，大力有神通，常護持經者，晝夜恒不離。上首辯才天，無量諸天女，吉祥天為首，并餘諸眷屬，此大地神女，果實園林神，樹神江河神，制底諸神等，如是諸大神，心生大歡喜，彼皆來擁護，讀誦此經人。見有持經者，增壽命色力，威光及福德，妙相以莊嚴。星宿現災變，困厄當此人，夢見惡徵祥，皆悉令除滅。此大地神女，堅固有威勢，由此經力故，法味常充足。地肥若流下，過百踰繕那，地神令味上，滋潤於大地。此地厚六十，八億踰繕那，乃至金剛際，地味皆令上。」

Sūtra: 'The lord King Brahmā, Śakra, / the four World-Protecting Heavenly Kings, / as well as the Vajra-Yakṣas, / and General Samyag-jñāna; / the dragon king of Lake Anavatapta, / as well as Sāgara; / the kiṃnara gods of music, / and the asura Garuda-King; / the goddess Mahāsarasvatī, / together with Mahāśrī— / these leading devas, / each leading their heavenly hosts, / constantly make offerings to the Buddhas. / The Dharma Jewel is inconceivable; / constantly giving rise to joyful hearts, / they venerate this sūtra. / These hosts of devas / all reflect together; / looking everywhere upon those who cultivate merit, / they say together thus: / "One should look upon these sentient beings: / they all have great merit, / and by the power of wholesome roots and vigor, / will in the future be born in our heavens. / For the sake of hearing this profound sūtra, / they come with reverent and sincere minds, / making offerings to the Dharma caitya, / because they revere the Saddharma. / Having pity on living beings, / they bring about great benefit; / regarding this profound scripture, / they are capable of being vessels for the Dharma Jewel. / Those who enter this Dharma gate / are able to enter the nature of phenomena (dharmatā); / regarding this Golden Light, / with utmost sincerity they should listen and receive it. / These persons have previously made offerings / to immeasurable hundreds of thousands of Buddhas; / owing to those wholesome roots, / they obtain the hearing of this scripture." / Such heavenly kings, / the goddess Mahāsarasvatī, / together with that Śrīdevī, / and the retinues of the Four Kings, / countless yakṣa hosts, / valiant and possessing supernormal powers, / each in their four directions / constantly come to protect them. / Sūrya, Candra, and King Śakra, / the gods of wind, water, and fire, / Viṣṇu, Mahāskandha, / Yama, Sarasvatī, and others, / all the guardians of the world, / valiant and possessing awe-inspiring supernormal power, / protect those who uphold the sūtra, / never departing day and night. / The yakṣa kings of great strength, / Nārāyaṇa and Īśvara, / headed by Samyag-jñāna, / the twenty-eight yakṣas, / and hundreds of thousands of other yakṣas, / with supernormal powers and great strength, / always in terrifying places / constantly come to protect this person. / The Vajra Yakṣa King / and five hundred attendants, / the hosts of great bodhisattvas, / constantly come to protect this person. / The yakṣa lord Ratnarāja, / as well as King Pūrṇabhadra, / Āṭavaka, Kumbhīra, / Piṇḍola, and Kapila— / these yakṣa kings, / each with five hundred attendants, / seeing those who listen to this sūtra, / all come together to protect them. / Citrasena the gandharva, / Naḍarāja who constantly conquers in battle, / Maṇikaṇṭha and Nīlakaṇṭha, / as well as King Vṛṣabha, / Mahāmāyūra and Mahākāla, / Suvarṇakeśa, / Pañcika and Pañcapāda, / as well as Mahābhāga, / the minor channel deity and the Dharma-protecting deity, / as well as the Monkey King, / Sūcīroma and Akṣikukkuṭa, / and Ratnakeśa, all come to protect. / The great channel deity Nakula, / Candana, and the supreme one among sensual gods, / Śāla and the Snow Mountain, / as well as Mount Vāta— / all possess great supernormal powers, / heroic and endowed with great strength; / seeing those who uphold this sūtra, / they all come to protect them. / Anavatapta / and Sāgara, / Mucilinda and Elāpattra, / Nanda and Upananda, / among hundreds of thousands of nāgas, / possessing supernormal powers and awe-inspiring virtue, / jointly protect those who uphold the sūtra, / never departing day and night. / Bali, Rāhu, / Vemacitrin, / Muci, Śambara, / Mahāskandha, and Praharṣa, / and other asura kings, / together with countless hosts of gods, / of great strength and valiant vigor, / all come to protect this person. / The mother-goddess Hārītī, / with five hundred yakṣas, / when that person sleeps or wakes, / constantly comes to protect them. / Caṇḍā and Caṇḍālī, / the yakṣiṇī Caṇḍikā, / Kuntī, Kūṭadantī / who suck the vital energy of sentient beings— / such spirits as these, / of great strength and supernormal powers, / constantly protect those who uphold the sūtra, / never departing day and night. / The foremost goddess Sarasvatī, / immeasurable devīs, / headed by Śrīdevī, / and other retinues; / this goddess of the great earth, / the spirits of fruits, gardens, and groves, / the tree spirits and river spirits, / and the spirits of caityas— / such great deities as these / give rise to great joy in their hearts; / they all come to protect / those who read and recite this sūtra. / Seeing those who uphold the sūtra, / they increase their life, physical strength, / awe-inspiring radiance, and merit, / adorning them with sublime characteristics. / If the constellations manifest ominous portents, / or distress falls upon this person, / or they see bad omens in dreams, / they cause them all to be eradicated. / This goddess of the great earth / is firm and has majestic authority; / through the power of this sūtra, / the flavor of the Dharma is always abundant. / If the earth's rich essence flows downward / beyond a hundred yojanas, / the earth goddess causes its essence to rise up / and moisten the great earth. / This earth is sixty- / eight hundred million yojanas thick, / down to the vajra boundary, / yet she causes all the earth's essence to rise up.'