[437] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.

[438] Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi nandati puttehi puttimā gomiko gohi tatheva nandati upadhīhi narassa nandanā na hi so nandati yo nirūpadhīti.

[439] Socati puttehi puttimā gomiko gohi tatheva socati upadhīhi narassa socanā na hi so socati yo nirūpadhīti. Atha kho māro pāpimā jānāti maṃ bhagavā jānāti maṃ sugatoti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.