法苑珠林 27.42

27.42

志誠抱氷雪　暮齒迫桑榆
太息波川迅　悲哉人代拘
歲聿皆採穫　冬晚懼嚴枯
精誠求施戒　忍精定慧眸
結侶同共遠　勝地心相符
商人不顧死　羅剎未能逾
求寶竭大海　神怖捧明珠
寄言求道者　立志報非虛

With earnest resolve embracing ice and snow, / Declining years press close to the mulberry and elm. / Sighing deeply at the swiftness of the river's waves, / How sad that human lifespans are constrained! / The passing year gathers in all harvests; / In late winter one fears the severe withering. / With sincere devotion seek charity and precepts, / With forbearance, vigor, concentration, and wisdom as the eyes. / Joining companions to journey far together, / In the supreme land their minds correspond. / The merchants disregarded death, / And the rākṣasa could not overcome them. / Seeking jewels, they drained the great ocean; / Terrified, the deity presented the radiant pearl. / A word sent to those who seek the Path: / If you establish your resolve, the recompense will not be in vain.