Atha kho māro pāpimā bhagavato santike imā nibbejanīyā gāthāyo abhāsitvā tamhā ṭhānā apakkamma bhagavato avidūre pathaviyaṃ pallaṅkena nisīdi tuṇhībhūto maṅkubhūto pattakkhandho adhomukho pajjhāyanto appaṭibhāno kaṭṭhena bhūmiṃ vilikhanto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā māraṃ pāpimantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsiṃsu:

“Kenāsi dummano tāta,
purisaṃ kaṃ nu socasi;
Mayaṃ taṃ rāgapāsena,
āraññamiva kuñjaraṃ;
Bandhitvā ānayissāma,
vasago te bhavissatī”ti.

“Arahaṃ sugato loke,
na rāgena suvānayo;
Māradheyyaṃ atikkanto,
tasmā socāmahaṃ bhusan”ti.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti. Atha kho bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṃ apakkamma evaṃ samacintesuṃ: “uccāvacā kho purisānaṃ adhippāyā. Yannūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ kumāri­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhi­nimmi­neyyāmā”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṃ ekasataṃ kumāri­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṃ apakkamma evaṃ samacintesuṃ: “uccāvacā kho purisānaṃ adhippāyā. Yannūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ avijāta­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhi­nimmi­neyyāmā”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṃ ekasataṃ avijāta­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … yannūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ sakiṃ vijā­tavaṇṇa­sataṃ abhi­nimmi­neyyā­māti. Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … sakiṃ vijā­tavaṇṇa­sataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … yannūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ duvijā­tavaṇṇa­sataṃ abhi­nimmi­neyyā­māti. Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … duvijā­tavaṇṇa­sataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā … pe … yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … maj­jhi­mitthi­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhi­nimmi­neyyāmā”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … maj­jhi­mitthi­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā … pe … anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … mahitthi­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhi­nimmi­neyyā­māti. Atha kho taṇhā ca … pe … mahitthi­vaṇ­ṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā … pe … anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṃ apakkamma etadavocuṃ: “saccaṃ kira no pitā avoca: 

‘Arahaṃ sugato loke,
na rāgena suvānayo;
Māradheyyaṃ atikkanto,
tasmā socāmahaṃ bhusan’ti.

Yañhi mayaṃ samaṇaṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā avītarāgaṃ iminā upakkamena upakkameyyāma hadayaṃ vāssa phaleyya, uṇhaṃ lohitaṃ vā mukhato uggaccheyya, ummādaṃ vā pāpuṇeyya cittakkhepaṃ vā. Seyyathā vā pana naḷo harito luto ussussati visussati milāyati; evameva ussusseyya visusseyya milāyeyyā”ti.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho taṇhā māradhītā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

“Sokāvatiṇṇo nu vanamhi jhāyasi,
Vittaṃ nu jīno uda patthayāno;
Āguṃ nu gāmasmimakāsi kiñci,
Kasmā janena na karosi sakkhiṃ;
Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci te”ti.

“Atthassa pattiṃ hadayassa santiṃ,
Jetvāna senaṃ piyasātarūpaṃ;
Ekohaṃ jhāyaṃ sukha­manu­bodhiṃ,
Tasmā janena na karomi sakkhiṃ;
Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci me”ti.

Atha kho arati māradhītā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Kathaṃ­vihārī­bahu­lodha bhikkhu,
Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṃ;
Kathaṃ jhāyiṃ bahulaṃ kāmasaññā,
Paribāhirā honti aladdha yo tan”ti.

“Passaddhakāyo suvimuttacitto,
Asaṅkharāno satimā anoko;
Aññāya dhammaṃ avitakkajhāyī,
Na kuppati na sarati na thino.

Evaṃ­vihārī­bahu­lodha bhikkhu,
Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṃ;
Evaṃ jhāyiṃ bahulaṃ kāmasaññā,
Paribāhirā honti aladdha yo tan”ti.

Atha kho ragā māradhītā bhagavato santike gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:

“Acchejja taṇhaṃ gaṇasaṅghacārī,
Addhā carissanti bahū ca saddhā;
Bahuṃ vatāyaṃ janataṃ anoko,
Acchejja nessati maccurājassa pāran”ti.

“Nayanti ve mahāvīrā,
saddhammena tathāgatā;
Dhammena nayamānānaṃ,
kā usūyā vijānatan”ti.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenu­pasaṅka­miṃsu. Addasā kho māro pāpimā taṇhañca aratiñca ragañca māradhītaro dūratova āgacchantiyo. Disvāna gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi: 

“Bālā kumudanāḷehi,
pabbataṃ abhimatthatha;
Giriṃ nakhena khanatha,
ayo dantehi khādatha.

Selaṃva sirasūhacca,
pātāle gādhamesatha;
Khāṇuṃva urasāsajja,
nibbijjāpetha gotamā”ti.

“Daddallamānā āgañchuṃ,
taṇhā ca aratī ragā;
Tā tattha panudī satthā,
tūlaṃ bhaṭṭhaṃva māluto”ti.

Tatiyo vaggo.

Sambahulā samiddhi ca,
Godhikaṃ sattavassāni;
Dhītaraṃ desitaṃ buddha,
Seṭṭhena imaṃ mārapañcakanti.

Mārasaṃyuttaṃ samattaṃ.