And then Māra the Wicked, after reciting these verses of disillusionment in the Buddha’s presence, left that place. He sat cross-legged on the ground not far from the Buddha, silent, dismayed, shoulders drooping, downcast, depressed, with nothing to say, scratching the ground with a stick. Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to Māra the Wicked, and addressed him in verse:
We’ll tie him up and bring him back— he’ll fall under your sway!” “In this world he is the perfected one, the Holy One. He’s not easily seduced by lust.
PL
Bandhitvā ānayissāma, vasago te bhavissatī”ti. “Arahaṁ sugato loke, na rāgena suvānayo;
EN
He has slipped free of Māra’s dominion; that’s why I’m so upset.” Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to the Buddha, and said to him, “We serve at your feet, ascetic.”
PL
Māradheyyaṁ atikkanto, tasmā socāmahaṁ bhusan”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti.
EN
But the Buddha ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments. Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side to think up a plan. “Men have a diverse spectrum of tastes. Why don’t we each manifest in the form of a hundred young maidens?”
PL
Atha kho bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma evaṁ samacintesuṁ: “uccāvacā kho purisānaṁ adhippāyā. Yannūna mayaṁ ekasataṁ ekasataṁ kumārivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmā”ti.
EN
So that’s what they did. Then they went up to the Buddha and said to him, “We serve at your feet, ascetic.” But the Buddha still ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments. Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side to think up a plan.
PL
Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṁ ekasataṁ kumārivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma evaṁ samacintesuṁ:
EN
“Men have a diverse spectrum of tastes. Why don’t we each manifest in the form of a hundred women who have never given birth?” So that’s what they did. Then they went up to the Buddha and said to him, “We serve at your feet, ascetic.”
Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe… majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmā”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe… majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā …pe…
PL
anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe… mahitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmāti. Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…
EN
old women … But the Buddha still ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments. Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side and said, “What our father said is true:
PL
mahitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā …pe… anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma etadavocuṁ: “saccaṁ kira no pitā avoca:
EN
‘In this world he is the perfected one, the Holy One. He’s not easily seduced by lust. He has slipped free of Māra’s dominion; that’s why I’m so upset.’
For if we had come on to any ascetic or brahmin like this who was not free of lust, his heart would explode, or he’d spew hot blood from his mouth, or he’d go mad or lose his mind. He’d dry up, wither away, and shrivel up like a green reed that was mowed down.”
Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to the Buddha, and stood to one side. Māra’s daughter Craving addressed the Buddha in verse: “Are you swamped by sorrow <j>that you meditate in the forest? Have you lost a fortune, or do you long for one?
PL
Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho taṇhā māradhītā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: “Sokāvatiṇṇo nu vanamhi jhāyasi, Vittaṁ nu jīno uda patthayāno;
EN
Or perhaps you’ve committed <j>some crime in the village? Why don’t you get too close to people? And why does no one get close to you?” “I’ve reached the goal, peace of heart.
PL
Āguṁ nu gāmasmimakāsi kiñci, Kasmā janena na karosi sakkhiṁ; Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci te”ti. “Atthassa pattiṁ hadayassa santiṁ,
EN
Having conquered the army <j>of the likable and pleasant, alone, practicing absorption, I awakened to bliss. That’s why I don’t get too close to people, and no one gets too close to me.”
PL
Jetvāna senaṁ piyasātarūpaṁ; Ekohaṁ jhāyaṁ sukhamanubodhiṁ, Tasmā janena na karomi sakkhiṁ; Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci me”ti.
EN
Then Māra’s daughter Malignancy addressed the Buddha in verse: “How does a mendicant who has crossed five floods usually meditate here while crossing the sixth? How do they usually practice absorption <j>so that sensual perceptions
are blocked out and don’t get hold of them?” “With tranquil body and mind well freed, without making choices, mindful, homeless; understanding the teaching, <j>they practice absorption without placing the mind;
they’re not shaking or drifting or rigid. That’s how a mendicant who has crossed five floods usually meditates here while crossing the sixth. That’s how they usually practice absorption <j>so that sensual perceptions
PL
Na kuppati na sarati na thino. Evaṁvihārībahulodha bhikkhu, Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṁ; Evaṁ jhāyiṁ bahulaṁ kāmasaññā,
EN
are blocked out and don’t get hold of them.” Then Māra’s daughter Lust addressed the Buddha in verse: “He lives with his community after cutting off craving, and many of the faithful will cross over for sure.
When the Realized Ones are leading by the teaching, how could anyone who knows be jealous?” Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to Māra the Wicked. Māra the Wicked saw them coming off in the distance,
PL
Dhammena nayamānānaṁ, kā usūyā vijānatan”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu. Addasā kho māro pāpimā taṇhañca aratiñca ragañca māradhītaro dūratova āgacchantiyo.
EN
and addressed them in verse: “Fools! You drill into a mountain with lotus stalks! You dig up a hill with your nails!
You chew iron with your teeth! You seek a footing in the abyss, as it were, while lifting a rock with your head! After attacking a stump with your breast, as it were,
And then Māra the Wicked, after reciting these verses of disillusionment in the Buddha’s presence, left that place. He sat cross-legged on the ground not far from the Buddha, silent, dismayed, shoulders drooping, downcast, depressed, with nothing to say, scratching the ground with a stick. Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to Māra the Wicked, and addressed him in verse:
We’ll tie him up and bring him back— he’ll fall under your sway!” “In this world he is the perfected one, the Holy One. He’s not easily seduced by lust.
PL
Bandhitvā ānayissāma, vasago te bhavissatī”ti. “Arahaṁ sugato loke, na rāgena suvānayo;
EN
He has slipped free of Māra’s dominion; that’s why I’m so upset.” Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to the Buddha, and said to him, “We serve at your feet, ascetic.”
PL
Māradheyyaṁ atikkanto, tasmā socāmahaṁ bhusan”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti.
EN
But the Buddha ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments. Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side to think up a plan. “Men have a diverse spectrum of tastes. Why don’t we each manifest in the form of a hundred young maidens?”
PL
Atha kho bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma evaṁ samacintesuṁ: “uccāvacā kho purisānaṁ adhippāyā. Yannūna mayaṁ ekasataṁ ekasataṁ kumārivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmā”ti.
EN
So that’s what they did. Then they went up to the Buddha and said to him, “We serve at your feet, ascetic.” But the Buddha still ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments. Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side to think up a plan.
PL
Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṁ ekasataṁ kumārivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ etadavocuṁ: “pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā”ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṁ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma evaṁ samacintesuṁ:
EN
“Men have a diverse spectrum of tastes. Why don’t we each manifest in the form of a hundred women who have never given birth?” So that’s what they did. Then they went up to the Buddha and said to him, “We serve at your feet, ascetic.”
Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe… majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmā”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe… majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā …pe…
PL
anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe… mahitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimmineyyāmāti. Atha kho taṇhā ca …pe…
EN
old women … But the Buddha still ignored them, since he was freed with the supreme ending of attachments. Then Craving, Malignancy, and Lust withdrew to one side and said, “What our father said is true:
PL
mahitthivaṇṇasataṁ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā …pe… anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṁ apakkamma etadavocuṁ: “saccaṁ kira no pitā avoca:
EN
‘In this world he is the perfected one, the Holy One. He’s not easily seduced by lust. He has slipped free of Māra’s dominion; that’s why I’m so upset.’
For if we had come on to any ascetic or brahmin like this who was not free of lust, his heart would explode, or he’d spew hot blood from his mouth, or he’d go mad or lose his mind. He’d dry up, wither away, and shrivel up like a green reed that was mowed down.”
Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to the Buddha, and stood to one side. Māra’s daughter Craving addressed the Buddha in verse: “Are you swamped by sorrow <j>that you meditate in the forest? Have you lost a fortune, or do you long for one?
PL
Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhaṁsu. Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho taṇhā māradhītā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: “Sokāvatiṇṇo nu vanamhi jhāyasi, Vittaṁ nu jīno uda patthayāno;
EN
Or perhaps you’ve committed <j>some crime in the village? Why don’t you get too close to people? And why does no one get close to you?” “I’ve reached the goal, peace of heart.
PL
Āguṁ nu gāmasmimakāsi kiñci, Kasmā janena na karosi sakkhiṁ; Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci te”ti. “Atthassa pattiṁ hadayassa santiṁ,
EN
Having conquered the army <j>of the likable and pleasant, alone, practicing absorption, I awakened to bliss. That’s why I don’t get too close to people, and no one gets too close to me.”
PL
Jetvāna senaṁ piyasātarūpaṁ; Ekohaṁ jhāyaṁ sukhamanubodhiṁ, Tasmā janena na karomi sakkhiṁ; Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci me”ti.
EN
Then Māra’s daughter Malignancy addressed the Buddha in verse: “How does a mendicant who has crossed five floods usually meditate here while crossing the sixth? How do they usually practice absorption <j>so that sensual perceptions
are blocked out and don’t get hold of them?” “With tranquil body and mind well freed, without making choices, mindful, homeless; understanding the teaching, <j>they practice absorption without placing the mind;
they’re not shaking or drifting or rigid. That’s how a mendicant who has crossed five floods usually meditates here while crossing the sixth. That’s how they usually practice absorption <j>so that sensual perceptions
PL
Na kuppati na sarati na thino. Evaṁvihārībahulodha bhikkhu, Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṁ; Evaṁ jhāyiṁ bahulaṁ kāmasaññā,
EN
are blocked out and don’t get hold of them.” Then Māra’s daughter Lust addressed the Buddha in verse: “He lives with his community after cutting off craving, and many of the faithful will cross over for sure.
When the Realized Ones are leading by the teaching, how could anyone who knows be jealous?” Then Māra’s daughters Craving, Malignancy, and Lust went up to Māra the Wicked. Māra the Wicked saw them coming off in the distance,
PL
Dhammena nayamānānaṁ, kā usūyā vijānatan”ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenupasaṅkamiṁsu. Addasā kho māro pāpimā taṇhañca aratiñca ragañca māradhītaro dūratova āgacchantiyo.
EN
and addressed them in verse: “Fools! You drill into a mountain with lotus stalks! You dig up a hill with your nails!
You chew iron with your teeth! You seek a footing in the abyss, as it were, while lifting a rock with your head! After attacking a stump with your breast, as it were,
Sutraya