依足點再精進

公依文吉所指來時腳印。循序而進。雪雖深厚。拜不如前。尋領足點。禮之向前精進行二十里。抵小金山掛單。公之所遭遇。一字不提。翌日又起香拜二十里。過孟縣至懷慶 ( 即沁陽也 ) 。

宣化偈曰：
領禮足跡向前參。不知不覺小金山。
連續精進至孟慶。千辛萬苦總不言。

Following the footprints with renewed vigor

The Master followed the tracks of Wen Chi, as he reversed his journey. Since the snow was quite deep, the Master could not bow as before, but he paid his respects while looking at each footprint. He traveled twenty miles in this way. Upon reaching Hsiao Chin Shan, he spent the evening at the monastery there. The Master did not even mention a word of the hardships he had encountered during his travels. The following day he resumed his bowing and proceeded another twenty miles through Meng Hsien to Huai Ch'ing (Cherished Joy).

The verse says:
Paying his respects while looking at the tracks, the Master progressed in his journey.
Absorbed in his work, he made his way and arrived at Hsiao Chin Shan.
With constant effort and energy, he got to Meng and Ch'ing.
Of the numerous hardships he underwent, not a word did he speak.