Visuddhimagga XIII-100

Taṃ panetaṃ puthujjanassa paribandho hoti.

然而那天眼却是凡夫的危险。

Ñ(XIII,100): But this is an obstacle for an ordinary man.

Kasmā?

何以故？

Ñ: Why?

So hi yasmā yattha yattha āloko hotūti adhiṭṭhāti,

如果那凡夫决意「在某处某处有光明」，

Ñ: Because wherever he determines, 'Let there be light',

taṃ taṃ pathavīsamuddapabbate vinivijjhitvāpi ekālokaṃ hoti,

即能贯穿于那些地中、海中、山中而生起光明，

Ñ: it becomes all light, even after penetrating through earth, sea and mountains.

athassa tattha bhayānakāni yakkharakkhasādirūpāni passato bhayaṃ uppajjati.

他看见那里的恐怖的夜叉罗剎等的形色而生起怖畏，

Ñ: Then fear arises in him when he sees the fearful forms of spirits, ogres, etc., that are there,

Yena cittavikkhepaṃ patvā jhānavibbhantako hoti,

则散乱了他的心及惑乱了他的禅那。

Ñ: owing to which his mind is distracted and he loses his jhāna.

tasmā rūpadassane appamattena bhavitabbaṃ.

是故他于见色之时，当起不放逸之心。

Ñ: So he needs to be careful in seeing what is visible (see M.iii,158).