一切經音義 23.269

23.269

夜神婆珊婆演底（具云婆傘多婆演底言婆傘多者此云春也婆演底主當也謂於春時此神主當守護眾生及諸苗稼也或曰婆羅婆薩那此云依止無畏謂與眾生作依止處令離怖畏又中天竺本云跋僧多此云春生謂能生物善故借喻名耳）。

"The night goddess Vāsanavanti" (In full, it is Vasantavantī. Saying vasanta is translated here as "spring"; vantī is "in charge of." It means that in the spring season, this deity is in charge of protecting sentient beings and all crops. Or it is said to be Varavasana, here translated as "refuge of fearlessness," meaning acting as a refuge for sentient beings to make them free from fear. Furthermore, the Central Indian manuscript has Vasanta, here translated as "spring arising," referring to the ability to bring forth the wholesome in beings; hence it is named metaphorically).