Two Precious Scroll Narratives of Guanyin and Her ... - Khamkoo

The Precious Scroll of Incense Mountain, Part 2 101
Highness off now that you soon will go to the Yellow Springs. That’s
why they play this music and engage in wailing.’’
Silently listen to the wind in pines rinsing the rustling green;
Calmly observe the mountain flowers blooming like brocade.
Namo Guanshiyin pusa
When the princess had been told this, she showed a slight smile:
‘‘How laughable that lord and king should play with people for fun!
When the laws accord with Heaven, Heaven and heart are one,
And who would dare harbor a grudge, complain of corruption?
Three thousand legal rules apply throughout all-under-heaven,
And when a crime is committed, family is of no consideration.
This national treasure is transmitted from generation to
generation,
From past to present the emperor’s law rules the entire cosmos.
An enlightened Son of Heaven governs in accord with Heaven,
And of course the myriad clans will venerate and honor him.
But if the lord ignores the law, his servants too ignore the law,
And his desire to establish a reputation in the world is vain.
From ancient times till the present it has yet to be the case
That people set out sacrificial foods to surprise a living person.
I observe that the people of this world are all moved to tears,
But my heart is still and at peace, like water that is level.’’
When the empress on her decorated loft saw Marvelous Goodness
from afar, she wept and fainted there on the loft. Only after quite a
while did she come around. Concubines and palace maids supported
her as she descended the loft to talk to her third daughter.
In the hall of yellow gold the pearly screen is rolled up,
Before the green jade steps the mournful cuckoo cries.
Namo Guanshiyin pusa
The empress descended from the bunted loft, awash in tears;
Weeping and wailing most piteously, her tears gushed forth.
All the officials and officers of the court also shed tears,
And all the concubines of the palace wept again and again!