南嶽總勝集 3.41

3.41

劉山甫。隨侍官於嶺外。北歸泊舟洞庭登岸。見北方毘沙門天王廟祠。因謁之。見廟宇頹圮。乃題云。壞牆風雨幾經春。草色盈庭一坐塵。自是神仙無感應。盛衰何得却由人。是夜夢神真曰。我南嶽神也。汝何相侮。俄而風濤大作舟幾覆。悔謝徹去詩牌乃止。

Liu Shanfu, while accompanying and serving an official south of the ranges, was returning north and moored his boat at Dongting Lake to go ashore. Seeing a shrine to Heavenly King Vaiśravaṇa of the North, he went to pay his respects. Observing the shrine halls in ruins, he inscribed [on the wall]: 'Weather-beaten walls through wind and rain have known how many springs? / Grass grows verdant across the courtyard, coated in a layer of dust. / Clearly the gods and immortals exert no spiritual resonance; / How then could flourishing and decline be left to mortal men?' That night, he dreamed of a divine transcendent who said, 'I am the god of Nanyue; why have you insulted me?' Moments later, fierce winds and waves arose, nearly capsizing his boat. Only after he showed regret, apologized, and removed the poetic plaque did the storm cease.