法苑珠林 56.50

56.50

大千國土　佛為特尊　次有迦葉
能閉罪門　昔在閻浮　糞窟之前
為其貧母　開說真言　時母歡喜
貢上米潘　施如芥子　獲報如山
自致天女　封受自然　是故來下
歸命福田

"Throughout the great chiliocosm, / The Buddha is the supreme honored one; / Next is Kāśyapa, / Who can close the gates of wrongdoing. / Formerly in Jambudvīpa, / In front of the dung cave, / For that poor mother, / You expounded the true words. / At that time the mother rejoiced / And offered up the rice water. / Giving as small as a mustard seed, / She obtained a reward as huge as a mountain, / Bringing herself to become a heavenly maiden, / Naturally endowed with fortune. / Therefore I have come down / To take refuge in the field of merit."