四分律行事鈔資持記 3.570

3.570

七中。彼經：因迦旃延本國，有王邪見，佛令栴延往化之，王與麁食，遣人問云：得適意否？答：食之勢力便以饒足；後與細食，問之，亦如前答；後王自問，我所施食，不問麁細，皆云饒足何也？旃延即以偈答，如鈔所引；後王與外道麁細二食，乃懷瞋喜；王遂於旃延生信，故云驗知等。偈中，初二字是法；如下，並喻；凡車必須油塗橫軸兩頭，但取調滑轉載，不擇油脂香臭。

In the seventh: in that sūtra, because in Kātyāyana's native country there was a king with wrong views, the Buddha commanded Kātyāyana to go and convert him. The king gave him coarse food and sent someone to ask: "Was it to your liking?" He answered: "The power of food simply makes it plentiful and sufficient." Later he gave him fine food, and when asked, he answered as before. Afterwards, the king personally asked: "Regarding the food I offered, without distinguishing coarse from fine, why do you say in both cases that it was plentiful and sufficient?" Kātyāyana then answered with a verse, as cited in the *Manual*. Later, when the king gave coarse and fine food to non-Buddhists, they harbored anger and joy. The king then gave rise to faith in Kātyāyana; hence it says "verified and known," etc. In the verse, the first two words are the Dharma; from "As" below are all similes. Generally, a carriage must have oil smeared on both ends of the axle, merely aiming for smooth rotation and transport, without distinguishing whether the grease smells fragrant or foul.