1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā bārāṇasiyaṁ viharati isipatane migadāye.At one time the Buddha was staying near Varanasi in the deer park at Isipatana.¹1.3Tatra kho bhagavā bhikkhū āmantesi:There the Buddha addressed the mendicants,1.4“bhikkhavo”ti.“Mendicants!”

1.5“Bhadante”ti te bhikkhū bhagavato paccassosuṁ.“Venerable sir,” they replied.1.6Bhagavā etadavoca:The Buddha said this:

2.1“Mayhaṁ kho, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā yoniso sammappadhānā anuttarā vimutti anuppattā, anuttarā vimutti sacchikatā.“Mendicants, I have attained and realized supreme freedom through rational application of mind and rational right effort.²2.2Tumhepi, bhikkhave, yoniso manasikārā yoniso sammappadhānā anuttaraṁ vimuttiṁ anupāpuṇātha, anuttaraṁ vimuttiṁ sacchikarothā”ti.You too should attain and realize supreme freedom through rational application of mind and rational right effort.”

2.3Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and addressed him in verse:

3.1“Baddhosi mārapāsena,“You’re bound by Māra’s snares,3.2ye dibbā ye ca mānusā;both human and heavenly.3.3Mārabandhanabaddhosi,You’re bound by Māra’s bonds:3.4na me samaṇa mokkhasī”ti.you won’t escape me, ascetic!”

4.1“Muttāhaṁ mārapāsena,“I’m freed from Māra’s snares,4.2Ye dibbā ye ca mānusā;both human and heavenly.4.3Mārabandhanamuttomhi,I’m freed from Māra’s bonds.4.4Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti.You’re beaten, terminator!”

5.1Atha kho māro pāpimā …pe… tatthevantaradhāyīti.Then Māra … vanished right there.