0.3MānasasuttaA Mental Snare
1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.
1.3Atha 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“Antalikkhacaro pāso,“There’s a mental snare2.2yvāyaṁ carati mānaso;wandering in midair.12.3Tena taṁ bādhayissāmi,I’ll bind you with it—2.4na me samaṇa mokkhasī”ti.you won’t escape me, ascetic!”
3.1“Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,“Sights, sounds, tastes, smells,3.2Phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā;and touches so delightful:3.3Ettha me vigato chando,desire for these is gone from me.3.4Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti.You’re beaten, terminator!”
4.1Atha 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.