[496] Evamme sutaṃ ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā uruvelāyaṃ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre ajapālanigrodhe . tena kho pana samayena māro pāpimā satta vassāni bhagavantaṃ anubandho hoti otārāpekkho otāraṃ alabhamāno.

[497] Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi sokāvatiṇṇo nu vanasmiṃ jhāyasi vittaṃ nu jinno uda patthayāno āgunnu gāmasmimakāsi kiñci Kasmā janena karosi sakkhiṃ sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci teti.

[498] Sokassa mūlaṃ palikhāya sabbaṃ anāgu jhāyāmi asocamāno jetvāna sabbaṃ bhavalobhajappaṃ anāsavo jhāyāmi pamattabandhūti.

[499] Yaṃ vadanti mamayidanti ye vadanti mamanti ca ettha cete mano atthi na me samaṇa mokkhasīti.