盂蘭盆經讚述 1.13

1.13

經曰目連大叫悲渧涕泣馳還白佛具陳如此者　述曰。上來明起教因緣分。此即明聖教所說分。先目連申請。後如來酬答。此申請也。目連果獲六通轉變自在。雖有迴天動地之力。電速星趣之功。然不能施香飯於炬口。滅炎火於手中。斯即獨救無方。終希報答所以高聲悲泣。更請救方。馳還白佛。大叫哀號惻愴響振神祇。故云大叫。悲涕等者。情酸捫淚名曰悲咦。飲噎吞聲故云㖒泣。覩母劇苦驟返無賒。故云馳還白佛也。

[The sūtra says:] "Maudgalyāyana cried out loudly in sorrow and wept, hurried back, and reported to the Buddha, detailing everything in this manner." / The commentary says: The above explained the section on the causes and conditions for the arising of the teaching; this now explains the section on that which is spoken by the holy teaching. First is Maudgalyāyana's petition, and second is the Tathāgata's response. This is the petition. Having attained the fruits of the six supernormal knowledges, Maudgalyāyana could transform at will; although he had the power to overturn heaven and shake the earth, and the speed of lightning and shooting stars, he could not bestow fragrant rice into a flaming mouth, nor extinguish the blazing fire within her hands. This shows that saving her alone was impossible, yet he still yearned to repay her; therefore, he wept aloud in sorrow and further requested a means of rescue, hurrying back to report to the Buddha. His loud cries and mournful wailing were heart-wrenching, their sound shaking the gods and spirits; hence it says, "cried out loudly." In "in sorrow and wept," and so forth: his feelings were bitter as he wiped away tears, which is called sorrow; choking and suppressing his voice, it is said that he wept. Beholding his mother's extreme suffering, he returned precipitously without delay; hence it says, "hurried back and reported to the Buddha."