四分律行事鈔資持記 3.980

3.980

次科，初明辭親者。今時又加辭國王者，以入道位尊，君親禮絕，不復拜故。口說偈者，應令互跪，旁人教之。偈文，上半明在家之損，下半明出家之益。棄恩，割愛情也；入無為者，趣聖境也。則知儒中順色承意，立身揚名，皆是世情，未為實報。《善見》，今浴。今恐時久滯眾，預令浴之。（有以香湯灌頂，為除白衣氣者，未詳文也。）

In the next section, first clarifying bidding farewell to parents: Nowadays, bidding farewell to the sovereign is also added, because upon entering the Path one's status is revered, and etiquette toward ruler and parents is severed, so one no longer bows to them. 'Reciting the verse with the mouth': one should have him kneel on alternate knees while another person instructs him. In the verse, the upper half clarifies the disadvantages of household life, and the lower half clarifies the benefits of leaving household life. 'Abandoning obligations' means severing affectionate attachments; 'entering the unconditioned' means advancing toward the noble realm. Thus one knows that in Confucianism, pleasing expressions, obeying intentions, establishing oneself, and making one's name known are all worldly sentiments, not true recompense. In the Samantapāsādikā, he is now bathed. Nowadays, fearing that a long delay will detain the assembly, he is made to bathe beforehand. (Some use fragrant water to consecrate the crown of the head to eliminate the odor of white clothes, but the textual source is not yet clear.)