俱舍論記 8.120

8.120

「人卵生者至五百子等」者，此明人卵生。世羅，唐言山。鄔波世羅，唐言小山。大小不同，故以小標別。兄弟二人皆阿羅漢，近山生故以山為名。故《婆沙》一百二十云「人卵生者，昔於此州有商人入海得一雌鶴，形色偉麗奇而悅之。遂生二卵，於後卵開生二童子，端正聰慧，年長出家，皆得阿羅漢。小者名鄔波世羅，大者名世羅（已上論文）。」鹿母者，是毘舍佉夫人。毘舍佉是二月星名，從星為名，此云長養，即功德生長也。是彌伽羅長者兒，婦有子名鹿，故名鹿母，從子為名。生三十二卵，卵出一兒。故《婆沙》一百二十四云「毘舍佉鹿子母。」般遮羅是地名，唐言執五。此王從地為名，王妃生五百卵已羞愧，恐為災變，以小函盛棄殑伽河，隨流而去。下有隣國王，因觀水遣人接取，見卵將歸。經數日間各出一子，養大驍勇所往皆伏無敢敵者。時彼隣國王與彼父王久來怨讎，欲遣征罰，先作書告今欲決戰。尋後兵至圍繞其城，即欲摧破。般遮羅王極生忙怖，王妃問委，慰喻王言：「王不須愁。此五百子皆是我兒。」具陳上事。「夫子見母，惡心必息。」妃自登城告五百子說上因緣，「如何今者欲造逆罪。若不信者，皆應張口。」妃按兩乳，有五百道乳汁各注一口，應時信伏。因即和好，各起慈心，兩國交通永無征伐。

Regarding "Among humans, those who are egg-born [...] the five hundred sons, and so forth": this clarifies humans who are egg-born. "Śaila" in Chinese means "mountain." "Upaśaila" in Chinese means "little mountain." Since their sizes differed, the "little" was used to distinguish them. The two brothers were both arhats; because they were born near a mountain, they were named after the mountain. Thus the Mahāvibhāṣā, fascicle one hundred twenty, states: "As for humans who are egg-born: formerly in this continent a merchant went to sea and obtained a female crane of extraordinary beauty, and being fascinated, took pleasure in it. She then laid two eggs. Later, the eggs opened and produced two boys, upright and intelligent. When they grew up, they went forth from home and both attained arhatship. The younger was named Upaśaila, and the elder was named Śaila" (thus far the śāstra text). The "Mother of Mṛgāra" is Lady Viśākhā. Viśākhā is the name of the constellation of the second month; she was named after the constellation, which means "nourishing," namely, the growth of merit. She was the daughter-in-law of the elder Mṛgāra. The wife had a son named Mṛga, hence she was called the Mother of Mṛgāra, named after her son. She gave birth to thirty-two eggs, each egg producing a boy. Thus the Mahāvibhāṣā, fascicle one hundred twenty-four, speaks of "Viśākhā, Mṛgāramātṛ." "Pañcāla" is the name of a country, translated into Chinese as "holding five." This king was named after the country. The queen consort gave birth to five hundred eggs, and feeling ashamed and fearing they were an ominous portent, she put them in a small box and cast them into the Gaṅgā River, letting them drift away with the current. Downstream, the king of a neighboring country, while viewing the river, sent men to retrieve them. Seeing the eggs, he brought them back. After several days, each produced a son. Reared to adulthood, they were brave and fierce, subduing everyone wherever they went, with none daring to oppose them. At that time, that neighboring king had a long-standing feud with their father-king and wished to dispatch troops to punish him; he first sent a letter announcing his intent to wage a decisive battle. Soon after, the troops arrived and surrounded the city, about to crush it. King Pañcāla fell into extreme panic. The queen consort asked for the details, comforted the king, and said: "The King need not worry. These five hundred sons are all my children." She related the events above in full: "When sons see their mother, their hostile minds will surely cease." The queen consort herself mounted the city wall, addressed the five hundred sons, and recounted the previous causes and conditions: "How could you now commit such an unfilial crime? If you do not believe me, all open your mouths." The queen pressed her two breasts, and five hundred streams of milk poured each into a mouth; at once they were convinced and submitted. Thereupon they made peace, each giving rise to compassionate thoughts; the two countries opened friendly relations, with warfare forever ended.