0.3UpacālāsuttaWith Upacālā
1.1Sāvatthinidānaṁ.At Sāvatthī.
1.2Atha kho upacālā bhikkhunī pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā …pe…Then the nun Upacālā robed up in the morning …11.3aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle divāvihāraṁ nisīdi.and sat at the root of a tree for the day’s meditation.
1.4Atha kho māro pāpimā yena upacālā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā upacālaṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca:Then Māra the Wicked went up to Upacālā and said to her,1.5“kattha nu tvaṁ, bhikkhuni, uppajjitukāmā”ti?“Nun, where do you want to be reborn?”
1.6“Na khvāhaṁ, āvuso, katthaci uppajjitukāmā”ti.“I don’t want to be reborn anywhere, sir.”
2.1“Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca,“There are the gods of the thirty-three, <j>and those of Yama;22.2tusitā cāpi devatā;also the Joyful Deities,2.3Nimmānaratino devā,the gods who love to create,2.4ye devā vasavattino;and the gods who control what is created by others.2.5Tattha cittaṁ paṇidhehi,Set your heart on such places,2.6ratiṁ paccanubhossasī”ti.and you’ll undergo delight.”
3.1“Tāvatiṁsā ca yāmā ca,“The gods of the thirty-three, <j>and those of Yama;33.2tusitā cāpi devatā;also the Joyful Deities,3.3Nimmānaratino devā,the gods who love to create,3.4ye devā vasavattino;and the gods who control what is created by others—3.5Kāmabandhanabaddhā te,they’re bound with the bonds of sensuality;3.6enti māravasaṁ puna.they fall under your sway again.
4.1Sabbo ādīpito loko,All the world is on fire,4.2sabbo loko padhūpito;all the world is smoldering,4.3Sabbo pajjālito loko,all the world is ablaze,4.4sabbo loko pakampito.all the world is rocking.
5.1Akampitaṁ apajjalitaṁ,My mind adores that place5.2aputhujjanasevitaṁ;where Māra cannot go;5.3Agati yattha mārassa,it’s not shaking or burning,5.4tattha me nirato mano”ti.and not frequented by ordinary people.”
6.1Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ upacālā bhikkhunī”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The nun Upacālā knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.