續傳燈錄 35.13

35.13

上方朴翁銛禪師。天資奇逸辯博無礙。讚達磨像曰。一言已出駟難追。賴得君王放過伊。揚子江心航折𥯤。浪頭何似問頭危。

Chan Master Pulao Xian of Shangfang had a natural endowment of extraordinary brilliance and eloquence that was wide and unhindered. He praised the portrait of Bodhidharma, saying:
'Once a single word has been spoken, a team of four horses cannot overtake it;
Fortunately, the king let him pass.
In the middle of the Yangzi River, a single reed was his boat;
How could the crest of the waves compare to the peril of the question?'