At Sāvatthī. Then the nun Upacālā robed up in the morning … and sat at the root of a tree for the day’s meditation. Then Māra the Wicked went up to Upacālā and said to her,
“Nun, where do you want to be reborn?” “I don’t want to be reborn anywhere, sir.” “There are the gods of the thirty-three, <j>and those of Yama; also the Joyful Deities,
PL
“kattha nu tvaṁ, bhikkhuni, uppajjitukāmā”ti? “Na khvāhaṁ, āvuso, katthaci uppajjitukāmā”ti. “Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca, tusitā cāpi devatā;
EN
the gods who love to create, and the gods who control what is created by others. Set your heart on such places, and you’ll undergo delight.”
PL
Nimmānaratino devā, ye devā vasavattino; Tattha cittaṁ paṇidhehi, ratiṁ paccanubhossasī”ti.
EN
“The gods of the thirty-three, <j>and those of Yama; also the Joyful Deities, the gods who love to create, and the gods who control what is created by others—
PL
“Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca, tusitā cāpi devatā; Nimmānaratino devā, ye devā vasavattino;
EN
they’re bound with the bonds of sensuality; they fall under your sway again. All the world is on fire, all the world is smoldering,
all the world is ablaze, all the world is rocking. My mind adores that place where Māra cannot go;
PL
Sabbo pajjālito loko, sabbo loko pakampito. Akampitaṁ apajjalitaṁ, aputhujjanasevitaṁ;
EN
it’s not shaking or burning, and not frequented by ordinary people.” Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The nun Upacālā knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.
At Sāvatthī. Then the nun Upacālā robed up in the morning … and sat at the root of a tree for the day’s meditation. Then Māra the Wicked went up to Upacālā and said to her,
“Nun, where do you want to be reborn?” “I don’t want to be reborn anywhere, sir.” “There are the gods of the thirty-three, <j>and those of Yama; also the Joyful Deities,
PL
“kattha nu tvaṁ, bhikkhuni, uppajjitukāmā”ti? “Na khvāhaṁ, āvuso, katthaci uppajjitukāmā”ti. “Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca, tusitā cāpi devatā;
EN
the gods who love to create, and the gods who control what is created by others. Set your heart on such places, and you’ll undergo delight.”
PL
Nimmānaratino devā, ye devā vasavattino; Tattha cittaṁ paṇidhehi, ratiṁ paccanubhossasī”ti.
EN
“The gods of the thirty-three, <j>and those of Yama; also the Joyful Deities, the gods who love to create, and the gods who control what is created by others—
PL
“Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca, tusitā cāpi devatā; Nimmānaratino devā, ye devā vasavattino;
EN
they’re bound with the bonds of sensuality; they fall under your sway again. All the world is on fire, all the world is smoldering,
all the world is ablaze, all the world is rocking. My mind adores that place where Māra cannot go;
PL
Sabbo pajjālito loko, sabbo loko pakampito. Akampitaṁ apajjalitaṁ, aputhujjanasevitaṁ;
EN
it’s not shaking or burning, and not frequented by ordinary people.” Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The nun Upacālā knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.
Sutraya