虛堂和尚語錄 3.94

3.94

師乃云：「春入湖山，先放花明，御苑人歸上國，南山鶴唳青松壯。皇都人傑地靈，窺紫府洞天風月，透聲透色，絕類離倫，不妨垂手入𮠔，畢竟難逃至化，且望闕酬恩，如何祝贊？」擊拂子：「版圖遠奏堯天闊，萬物呈祥樂聖情。」

The Master then said: "Spring enters the lakes and mountains, first letting the flowers bloom brightly; from the imperial park one returns to the sovereign realm, and on Southern Mountain the cranes cry as the green pines stand strong. In the imperial capital, heroes excel and the land is spiritual. Peering into the wind and moon of the purple palace's grotto heavens, penetrating sound and form, cutting off all kinds and leaving peers behind—nothing prevents lowering one's hands and entering the marketplace; after all, it is hard to escape the ultimate transformation. Looking toward the palace to repay imperial favour, how should one offer praise?" Striking with his whisk: "The maps and registers are reported afar, Yao's heavens are vast; myriad things manifest auspiciousness, delighting the sacred heart."