[435] Idāni "ekaṃso tava jīvitan"ti idaṃ vacanaṃ ārabbha māraṃ santajjento "atthi saddhā"ti imaṃ gāthamāha. Tatrāyaṃ adhippāyo:- are māra yo anuttare santivarapade assaddho bhaveyya, saddhopi vā kusīto, saddho āraddhavīriyo samānopi vā duppañño, taṃ tvaṃ jīvitamanupucchamāno bhaveyyāsi, mayhaṃ pana anuttare santivarapade okappanasaddhā atthi, tathā kāyikacetasikamasithilaparakkamatāsaṅkhātaṃ vīriyaṃ, vajirūpamā paññā ca mama vijjati, so tvaṃ evaṃ maṃ pahitattaṃ aggajjhāsayaṃ kiṃ jīvitamanupucchasi kasmā jīvitaṃ pucchasi. Paññā ca mamāti ettha casaddena sati samādhi ca. Evaṃ sante yehi pañcahi indriyehi samannāgatā nibbānaṃ pāpuṇanti, tesu ekenāpi avirahitaṃ evaṃ maṃ pahitattaṃ kiṃ jīvitamanupucchasi, nanu:- ekāhaṃ jīvitaṃ seyyo, vīriyamārabhato daḷhaṃ paññavantassa jhāyino, passato udayabbayanti.

[436-8] Evaṃ māraṃ santajjetvā attano dehacittappavattiṃ dassento "nadīnamapī"ti gāthātyamāha. Tamatthato pākaṭameva. Ayaṃ pana adhippāyavaṇṇanā:- yvāyaṃ mama sarīre appānakajjhānavīriyato vīriyavegasamuṭṭhito vāto vattati, loke gaṅgāyamunādīnaṃ nadīnampi sotāni ayaṃ vāto visosaye, kiñca me evaṃ pahitattassa catunāḷimattaṃ lohitaṃ na upasoseyya. Na kevalañca me lohitameva sussati, apica kho pana tasmiṃ lohite sussamānamhi baddhābaddhabhedaṃ sarīrānugataṃ pittaṃ, asitapītādipaṭicchādakaṃ catunāḷimattameva semhañca kiñci aparanti tattakameva muttañca ojañca sussati, tesu ca sussamānesu maṃsānipi khīyanti, tassa me evaṃ anupubbena maṃsesu khīyamānesu bhiyyo cittaṃ pasīdati,

@3 cha.Ma.,i. jīvamanupucchasi, evamuparipi 4 khu.dha. 25/112/36