(1J) de nas byaṅ chub sems dpa' sems dpa' chen po bzaṅ skyoṅ stan las laṅs nas bla gros phrag pa gcig tu gzar nas pus mo g.yas pa'i lha ṅa sa la btsugs te | bcom ldan 'das ga la ba de logs su thal mo sbyar ba btud nas | bcom ldan 'das la 'di skad ces gsol to ||
btsun pa | gal te źus1
nas źu ba luṅ bstan pa'i slad du bcom ldan 'das kyis bdag la skabs phye na | bdag bcom ldan 'das de bźin gśegs pa dgra bcom pa yaṅ dag par rdzogs pa'i saṅs rgyas la phyogs 'ga' źig źu'o ||
de skad ces gsol pa daṅ | bcom ldan 'das kyis byaṅ chub sems dpa' sems dpa' chen po bzaṅ skyoṅ la 'di skad ces bka' stsal to ||
bzaṅ skyoṅ | de bźin gśegs pa dgra bcom pa yaṅ dag par rdzogs pa'i saṅs rgyas la khyod ci daṅ ci 'dod pa dris2
śig daṅ | dris pa de daṅ de luṅ bstan pas ṅas khyod kyi sems raṅs par bya'o ||
(1J) Then the bodhisattva and mahasattva Bhadrapāla, having risen from his seat and arranged his upper garment on one shoulder, put his right knee to the ground, extended his joined palms towards the Lord, and said to the Lord:
'Your Reverence, if the Lord would give me the opportunity to have the questions I ask answered, then I would question the Lord, the Tathagata, Arhat and Perfectly Awakened One, on a certain matter.'
When this was said, the Lord said to the bodhisattva and mahasattva Bhadrapāla:
'Bhadrapāla, question the Tathagata, Arhat and Perfectly Awakened One on whatever you wish, and by answering those questions I shall gladden your mind.
