密菴和尚語錄 1.178

1.178

淳熙十一年正月，在平江元知府菴受請。上堂舉先應庵受天童請日偈畢，乃云：「山僧亦有一偈舉似大眾：『去年八月間，得旨與安閑，擺動水雲性，縱步到陽山。元宅諸子第，忻然力追攀，菴居三箇月，開懷宇宙寬。忽接四明信，來書意盤桓，天童虛法席，使君語猶端。迢迢遣專使，不問路行難，山僧臨晚景，不敢自相瞞。搥鼓樂與行，四眾亦欣歡，先師未了底，應是起波瀾。』敢問大眾，如何是先師未了底？一回飲水一回噎，臨濟德山俱汗顏。」

In the first month of the eleventh year of the Chunxi reign era, while at the hermitage of Prefect Yuan in Pingjiang, [the Master] accepted an invitation. Ascending the hall, after reciting the verse composed on the day the late Ying'an accepted the invitation to Tiantong, he said, "This mountain monk also has a verse to cite for the great assembly:
'Last year during the eighth month,
I received the decree allowing peace and leisure.
Shaking out my cloud-and-water nature,
I strolled over to Mount Yang.
The sons and brothers of the Yuan household
Joyfully exerted themselves to seek my company.
Residing in the hermitage for three months,
Opening the mind, the universe is vast.
Suddenly I received a letter from Siming,
The words in the letter lingered with concern.
Tiantong's Dharma seat was vacant;
The Prefect's words were earnest and upright.
Sending a special envoy across the distance,
Not asking whether traveling the road was hard,
This mountain monk, nearing his twilight years,
Dares not deceive himself.
Beating the drum, I am happy to go;
The four assemblies are also delighted.
That which my late teacher left unfinished
Surely will raise billowing waves.'
I venture to ask the great assembly: What was it that my late teacher left unfinished? Taking a drink of water and choking each time—Linji and Deshan both blush with shame."