太子瑞應本起經 2.16

2.16

「佛放眉中光，上照七天。梵天知佛欲取泥洹，悲念：『三界皆為長衰，終不得知度世之法，死即當復墮三惡道，何時當脫？天下久遠乃有佛耳，佛難得見若優曇華，今我當為天人請命求哀於佛，令止說經。』即語帝釋，將天樂般遮伎下到石室。佛方定意覺，般遮彈琴而歌。其辭曰：

"The Buddha emitted a light from between his eyebrows, illuminating upward to the seven heavens. Brahmā knew that the Buddha wished to enter Nirvāṇa, and thought with sorrow: ‘The three realms will suffer long decline and ultimately never know the Dharma that transcends the world; upon dying, they will fall again into the three evil destinies, and when will they be liberated? Only after a long time does a Buddha appear in the world; a Buddha is as difficult to see as the udumbara flower. Now I must plead for the lives of gods and humans, imploring the Buddha to stay and preach the scriptures.’ He immediately told Śakra, and taking the heavenly musician Pañca[śikha], descended to the stone chamber. Just as the Buddha was awakening from samādhi, Pañca played the lute and sang. His words went: