1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā rājagahe viharati maddakucchismiṁ migadāye.At one time the Buddha was staying near Rājagaha in the Maddakucchi deer park.

1.3Tena kho pana samayena bhagavato pādo sakalikāya khato hoti,Now at that time the Buddha’s foot had been cut by a wooden splinter.1.4bhusā sudaṁ bhagavato vedanā vattanti sārīrikā dukkhā tibbā kharā kaṭukā asātā amanāpā.The Buddha was stricken by harrowing pains; physical feelings that were painful, sharp, severe, acute, unpleasant, and disagreeable.1.5Tā sudaṁ bhagavā sato sampajāno adhivāseti avihaññamāno.But he endured unbothered, with mindfulness and situational awareness.1.6Atha kho bhagavā catugguṇaṁ saṅghāṭiṁ paññapetvā dakkhiṇena passena sīhaseyyaṁ kappesi pāde pādaṁ accādhāya sato sampajāno.And then he spread out his outer robe folded in four and laid down in the lion’s posture—on the right side, placing one foot on top of the other—mindful and aware.

1.7Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and addressed him in verse:

2.1“Mandiyā nu kho sesi udāhu kāveyyamatto,“Are you feeble that you lie down? <j>Or are you drunk on poetry?¹2.2Atthā nu te sampacurā na santi;Are your goals not amply satisfied?2.3Eko vivitte sayanāsanamhi,Alone in a secluded lodging,2.4Niddāmukho kimidaṁ soppase vā”ti.why this sleeping, sleepyhead?”

3.1“Na mandiyā sayāmi nāpi kāveyyamatto,“I’m not feeble that I lie down, <j>nor am I drunk on poetry.3.2Atthaṁ sameccāhamapetasoko;Having reached the goal, I’m rid of sorrow.3.3Eko vivitte sayanāsanamhi,Alone in a secluded lodging,3.4Sayāmahaṁ sabbabhūtānukampī.I lie down full of sympathy for all living creatures.

4.1Yesampi sallaṁ urasi paviṭṭhaṁ,Even those with a dart stuck in the breast,4.2Muhuṁ muhuṁ hadayaṁ vedhamānaṁ;piercing the heart moment by moment,4.3Tepīdha soppaṁ labhare sasallā,are able to get some sleep.4.4Tasmā ahaṁ na supe vītasallo.So why not I, whose dart is drawn out?

5.1Jaggaṁ na saṅke napi bhemi sottuṁ,I don’t lie awake tense, nor do I fear to sleep.5.2Rattindivā nānutapanti māmaṁ;The days and nights don’t disturb me,5.3Hāniṁ na passāmi kuhiñci loke,as I see no decline for myself in the world.5.4Tasmā supe sabbabhūtānukampī”ti.That’s why I lie down full of sympathy for all living creatures.”

6.1Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ bhagavā, jānāti maṁ sugato”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The Buddha knows me! The Holy One knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.