廣弘明集 15.181

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仰願皇帝陛下。景祚與七政相齊。皇基與二曜均永。地平天成樂和禮洽。玉燭道正氛氳無爽。條風祥雨膏潤相屬。却馬偃伯鑄戟銷戈。南洎北臨西被東漸。灑甘雨布惠雲。唯繩可結在冠已畫。康哉皇哉。為導為首。又願皇太子殿下。叡業清暉。與貞明而並燭。粹範溫儀。從嵩霍而俱峻。聲出姬誦道越漢莊。永沐智水長照慧日。上妙居身至仁在己。自雙樹八枝潛光匿曜。寶城不闢慧扉方掩。而聖后騖法輪於長路。棹寶舟於遙壑。道浹人祇福隆祧墠。肅事園寢虔奉宗祐。藉斯妙果奉逮七廟聖靈。歸命敬禮。云云。

We reverently pray that His Majesty the Emperor's brilliant fortune may match the seven luminaries, and the imperial foundation may endure as long as the sun and moon. May the earth be level and the heavens complete, music harmonious and ritual fitting; may the jade candle align its course, and the atmospheric vapours remain without error; may seasonable winds and auspicious rains follow one after another in moistening richness. Let warhorses be turned back and weapons laid down, halberds cast into plows and spears melted away. Extending to the south and north, covering the west and spreading to the east; sprinkling sweet rain and spreading clouds of beneficence. May ropes suffice for knots of governance, and mere painted symbols suffice upon garments. How peaceful! How majestic! As their leader, as their head! We also pray that the Crown Prince's sagacious undertakings and pure radiance may shine alongside true brightness, and his pristine model and warm deportment may rise high like Mount Song and Mount Huo. May his fame surpass King Cheng of Zhou, and his virtue transcend Prince Zhuang of Han. May he forever bathe in the waters of wisdom and perpetually shine in the sun of insight; may the supreme and wondrous abide in his person, and utmost benevolence reside in himself. Since the eight branches beneath the twin trees concealed their light and hid their brilliance, the precious city was not opened, and the gates of wisdom were shut; yet the sage sovereign drives the Dharma-wheel along the long road, and oars the precious boat across the distant gorge. His Way spreads to humans and spirits, and his blessings magnify the ancestral altars. Reverently attending to the imperial mausoleums and devoutly honouring the ancestral protection, relying on this wondrous fruit we extend it to the sacred spirits of the seven ancestral temples, taking refuge and paying homage, and so forth.