廣弘明集 19.35

19.35

臣綱臣綸臣紀言。敢藉寵靈頻干聽覽。再降神旨未垂臨燭。伏以皇政廣覃天覆悠遠。海河夷晏日月貞明。洛水有稱蕃之胡。[葶-丁+呆]街有歸命之虜。春戈已戢秋塵不飛。槐棘均多士之詩。貂璫有得賢之頌。聖德冲謙劬勞日昃。猶以時多禹歎物未堯心。百辟慚惶群司聳蕩。臣等或三善靡聞。或一官不効。嗜鮑逢宰相之誚。學儉得參軍之譏。而自以結根天苑竊高前載。是以匪懼塵黷復敢上聞。伏願樂說大慈特垂矜許。放光動地。不以法妨俗。隨機逗藥。不以人廢言。俾茲含生凡厥率土。心花成樹共轉六塵。鏡裏得珠俱開三障。於其誠願孰不幸甚。累冐宸嚴倍增戰息。謹啟。

Your subjects Gang, Lun, and Ji state: Daring to presume upon Your Majesty's favor and grace, we have repeatedly importuned your hearing and examination. Twice the divine intention has descended, yet Your Majesty has not condescended to shine your light upon us. We humbly observe that the imperial governance broadly spreads, and the heavenly canopy extends afar; the seas and rivers are tranquil and serene, and the sun and moon are steadfast and luminous. By the Luo River there are Hu barbarians who call themselves vassals; at Baoxiang there are captives who yield allegiance. The spring weapons have already been sheathed; the autumn dust does not fly. The locust trees and thorns match the ode on 'many scholars'; the sable tails and cicada plaques have the panegyrics of 'gaining worthy men.' Your sage virtue is humble and yielding; you toil diligently until the sun declines, yet you still feel that the times have many laments like Yu's and that things do not yet accord with Yao's intention. The hundred ministers are filled with shame and trepidation; all the officials are struck with awe. Some of your subjects have not heard of the three excellences, or in our single offices have produced no effect: craving abalone, we meet with the Prime Minister's reprimand; learning frugality, we receive the Adjunct's mockery. Yet having our roots within the celestial park, we presumptuously hold ourselves above past ages. Therefore, not fearing to defile [Your Majesty], we dare again to report upward. We humbly pray that with delight in expounding great benevolence, you will specially grant your gracious consent, radiating light and shaking the earth, without letting the Dharma impede mundane affairs; and adapting the medicine to the capacity, not discarding words because of the person. May all sentient beings throughout the entire realm find the flowers of their minds turning into trees to together transform the six sense objects, and find the jewel within the mirror to jointly open up the three hindrances. As for our sincere wish, what could be more fortunate? Having repeatedly risked the imperial majesty, our trembling and anxiety are redoubled. Respectfully submitted.