成唯識論述記 1.25

1.25

However, by analogy with the intention of the commentary, one can know that the root master was likewise. Were it not so, how could the root master fail to cause the Dharma to abide long and bring benefit and joy to all sentient beings? Within the first verse, the first two lines take refuge in and pay homage to the field of merit, while the lower two lines narrate the intention behind explaining the treatise.