第四十二回 · 掃淨山場 Clearing the Mountain Ground — Journey to the West

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掃淨山場 Clearing the Mountain Ground

頃qǐng刻kè間jiān，早zǎo見jiàn一yí座zuò山shān頭tóu。行xíng者zhě道dào：「這zhè山shān就jiù是shì號hào山shān了le。從cóng此cǐ處chù到dào那nà妖yāo精jīng門mén首shǒu，約yuē摸mō有yǒu四sì百bǎi餘yú里lǐ。」菩pú薩sà聞wén言yán，即jí命mìng住zhù下xià祥xiáng雲yún，在zài那nà山shān頭tóu上shàng念niàn一yì聲shēng「唵ǎn」字zì咒zhòu語yǔ。只zhǐ見jiàn那nà山shān左zuǒ山shān右yòu，走zǒu出chū許xǔ多duō神shén鬼guǐ，卻què乃nǎi是shì本běn山shān土tǔ地dì眾zhòng神shén，都dōu到dào菩pú薩sà寶bǎo蓮lián座zuò下xià磕kē頭tóu。菩pú薩sà道dào：「汝rǔ等děng俱jù莫mò驚jīng張zhāng。我wǒ今jīn來lái擒qín此cǐ魔mó王wáng，你nǐ與yǔ我wǒ把bǎ這zhè團tuán圍wéi打dǎ掃sǎo乾gān淨jìng，要yào三sān百bǎi里lǐ遠yuǎn近jìn地dì方fāng，不bù許xǔ一yí個gè生shēng靈líng在zài地dì。將jiāng那nà窩wō中zhōng小xiǎo獸shòu，窟kū內nèi雛chú蟲chóng，都dōu送sòng在zài巔diān峰fēng之zhī上shàng安ān生shēng。」眾zhòng神shén遵zūn依yī而ér退tuì。須xū臾yú間jiān，又yòu來lái回huí覆fù。菩pú薩sà道dào：「既jì然rán乾gān淨jìng，俱jù各gè回huí祠cí。」遂suì把bǎ淨jìng瓶píng扳bān倒dǎo，唿hū喇lǎ喇lǎ傾qīng出chū水shuǐ來lái，就jiù如rú雷léi響xiǎng。顷qǐng刻kè间jiān，早zǎo见jiàn一yí座zuò山shān头tóu。行xíng者zhě道dào：「这zhè山shān就jiù是shì号hào山shān了le。从cóng此cǐ处chù到dào那nà妖yāo精jīng门mén首shǒu，约yuē摸mō有yǒu四sì百bǎi余yú里lǐ。」菩pú萨sà闻wén言yán，即jí命mìng住zhù下xià祥xiáng云yún，在zài那nà山shān头tóu上shàng念niàn一yì声shēng「唵ǎn」字zì咒zhòu语yǔ。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà山shān左zuǒ山shān右yòu，走zǒu出chū许xǔ多duō神shén鬼guǐ，却què乃nǎi是shì本běn山shān土tǔ地dì众zhòng神shén，都dōu到dào菩pú萨sà宝bǎo莲lián座zuò下xià磕kē头tóu。菩pú萨sà道dào：「汝rǔ等děng俱jù莫mò惊jīng张zhāng。我wǒ今jīn来lái擒qín此cǐ魔mó王wáng，你nǐ与yǔ我wǒ把bǎ这zhè团tuán围wéi打dǎ扫sǎo干gān净jìng，要yào三sān百bǎi里lǐ远yuǎn近jìn地dì方fāng，不bù许xǔ一yí个gè生shēng灵líng在zài地dì。将jiāng那nà窝wō中zhōng小xiǎo兽shòu，窟kū内nèi雏chú虫chóng，都dōu送sòng在zài巅diān峰fēng之zhī上shàng安ān生shēng。」众zhòng神shén遵zūn依yī而ér退tuì。须xū臾yú间jiān，又yòu来lái回huí覆fù。菩pú萨sà道dào：「既jì然rán干gān净jìng，俱jù各gè回huí祠cí。」遂suì把bǎ净jìng瓶píng扳bān倒dǎo，唿hū喇lǎ喇lǎ倾qīng出chū水shuǐ来lái，就jiù如rú雷léi响xiǎng。

逐句解 Line by line

頃qǐng刻kè間jiān，早zǎo見jiàn一yí座zuò山shān頭tóu。顷qǐng刻kè间jiān，早zǎo见jiàn一yí座zuò山shān头tóu。

In a moment, a mountain-top came into view.

頃刻間: 間 = jiān ("in a moment").

行xíng者zhě道dào：「這zhè山shān就jiù是shì號hào山shān了le。行xíng者zhě道dào：「这zhè山shān就jiù是shì号hào山shān了le。

Pilgrim said: "This mountain is Mount Number.

號山: 號 = hào (the place-name).

從cóng此cǐ處chù到dào那nà妖yāo精jīng門mén首shǒu，約yuē摸mō有yǒu四sì百bǎi餘yú里lǐ。」从cóng此cǐ处chù到dào那nà妖yāo精jīng门mén首shǒu，约yuē摸mō有yǒu四sì百bǎi余yú里lǐ。」

From here to that fiend's gate is some four hundred li and more."

此處: 處 = chù; deictic 那妖精: 那 = nà.

菩pú薩sà聞wén言yán，即jí命mìng住zhù下xià祥xiáng雲yún，在zài那nà山shān頭tóu上shàng念niàn一yì聲shēng「唵ǎn」字zì咒zhòu語yǔ。菩pú萨sà闻wén言yán，即jí命mìng住zhù下xià祥xiáng云yún，在zài那nà山shān头tóu上shàng念niàn一yì声shēng「唵ǎn」字zì咒zhòu语yǔ。

The Bodhisattva, hearing this, at once had the auspicious cloud halt, and on that mountain-top she recited the syllable "Oṃ."

Deictic 那山頭: 那 = nà. She intones the seed-syllable 唵 (Oṃ).

只zhǐ見jiàn那nà山shān左zuǒ山shān右yòu，走zǒu出chū許xǔ多duō神shén鬼guǐ，卻què乃nǎi是shì本běn山shān土tǔ地dì眾zhòng神shén，都dōu到dào菩pú薩sà寶bǎo蓮lián座zuò下xià磕kē頭tóu。只zhǐ见jiàn那nà山shān左zuǒ山shān右yòu，走zǒu出chū许xǔ多duō神shén鬼guǐ，却què乃nǎi是shì本běn山shān土tǔ地dì众zhòng神shén，都dōu到dào菩pú萨sà宝bǎo莲lián座zuò下xià磕kē头tóu。

At once, from the left and right of the mountain, many spirits and demons came forth — they were the local earth-gods and mountain spirits — and all came to kowtow beneath the Bodhisattva's jeweled lotus seat.

Deictic 那山左: 那 = nà; 都到: 都 = dōu ("all came"). The local 土地眾神 assemble.

菩pú薩sà道dào：「汝rǔ等děng俱jù莫mò驚jīng張zhāng。菩pú萨sà道dào：「汝rǔ等děng俱jù莫mò惊jīng张zhāng。

The Bodhisattva said: "None of you be alarmed.

俱莫驚張 = "let none be startled."

我wǒ今jīn來lái擒qín此cǐ魔mó王wáng，你nǐ與yǔ我wǒ把bǎ這zhè團tuán圍wéi打dǎ掃sǎo乾gān淨jìng，要yào三sān百bǎi里lǐ遠yuǎn近jìn地dì方fāng，不bù許xǔ一yí個gè生shēng靈líng在zài地dì。我wǒ今jīn来lái擒qín此cǐ魔mó王wáng，你nǐ与yǔ我wǒ把bǎ这zhè团tuán围wéi打dǎ扫sǎo干gān净jìng，要yào三sān百bǎi里lǐ远yuǎn近jìn地dì方fāng，不bù许xǔ一yí个gè生shēng灵líng在zài地dì。

I have come now to capture this demon king; sweep the whole surrounding area clean for me — for three hundred li around, let not a single living creature remain on the ground.

乾淨: 乾 read gān ("clean"; not the qián of the heaven-trigram). The command to clear the ground of all living things.

將jiāng那nà窩wō中zhōng小xiǎo獸shòu，窟kū內nèi雛chú蟲chóng，都dōu送sòng在zài巔diān峰fēng之zhī上shàng安ān生shēng。」将jiāng那nà窝wō中zhōng小xiǎo兽shòu，窟kū内nèi雏chú虫chóng，都dōu送sòng在zài巅diān峰fēng之zhī上shàng安ān生shēng。」

Take the young beasts in the dens and the newborn creatures in the burrows, and set them all safely upon the highest peaks."

Disposal 將那窩中: 將 = jiāng, deictic 那 = nà, 中 = zhōng; 都送: 都 = dōu. The young creatures moved to safety — mercy even in preparing the flood.

眾zhòng神shén遵zūn依yī而ér退tuì。众zhòng神shén遵zūn依yī而ér退tuì。

The spirits obeyed and withdrew.

遵依而退 — the earth-gods carry out the clearing.

須xū臾yú間jiān，又yòu來lái回huí覆fù。须xū臾yú间jiān，又yòu来lái回huí覆fù。

In a moment they came back to report.

須臾間: 間 = jiān ("in a moment").

菩pú薩sà道dào：「既jì然rán乾gān淨jìng，俱jù各gè回huí祠cí。」菩pú萨sà道dào：「既jì然rán干gān净jìng，俱jù各gè回huí祠cí。」

The Bodhisattva said: "Since it's clean, return each of you to your shrines."

乾淨: 乾 read gān ("clean"). She dismisses the spirits.

遂suì把bǎ淨jìng瓶píng扳bān倒dǎo，唿hū喇lǎ喇lǎ傾qīng出chū水shuǐ來lái，就jiù如rú雷léi響xiǎng。遂suì把bǎ净jìng瓶píng扳bān倒dǎo，唿hū喇lǎ喇lǎ倾qīng出chū水shuǐ来lái，就jiù如rú雷léi响xiǎng。

Then she tipped the pure vase over, and with a roar the water poured out, like a peal of thunder.

扳倒: 扳 read bān ("to pry, tip"), 倒 read dǎo ("over," the topple-sense — cf. the invert-sense dào below). The borrowed sea pours out with a thunder-roar.

總評 Commentary

Before pouring out the vase, Guanyin does something the book pauses to mark: she summons the local earth-gods and orders the ground cleared of every living creature for three hundred li — the young beasts in their dens, the newborn vermin in their burrows, all to be carried to the safety of the peaks. The detail is doctrinally pointed: the flood that will trap the demon must not harm an innocent life, and the Bodhisattva's mercy reaches even the vermin she displaces. Only then does she tip the vase, and the borrowed sea pours out with a thunder-roar — a controlled marvel, not destruction, and the moral frame for the rhapsody that follows.