Athakho bhagavā sambahulehi bhikkhūhi saddhiṃ therassa satthaṃ āharitvā nipannaṭṭhānaṃ agamāsi. Tasmiṃ khaṇe māro pāpimā "kattha nu kho imassa paṭisandhiviññāṇaṃ patiṭṭhitanti dhūmarāsi viya timirapuñjo viya ca hutvā sabbadisāsu therassa viññāṇaṃ samanvesati. Taṃ bhagavā dhūmatimirabhāvaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ dassetvā "eso kho bhikkhave māro pāpimā godhikassa kulaputtassa viññāṇaṃ samanvesati `kattha godhikassa kulaputtassa viññāṇaṃ patiṭṭhitanti, appatiṭṭhiteneva bhikkhave viññāṇena godhiko kulaputto parinibbutoti āha. Māropi tassa viññāṇaṭṭhānaṃ daṭṭhuṃ asakkonto kumāravaṇṇo hutvā beluvapaṇḍuvīṇaṃ ādāya satthāraṃ upasaṅkamitvā pucchi

"uddhaṃ adho ca tiriyaṃ disāsu ca vidisāsu ca

anvesaṃ nādhigacchāmi, godhiko so kuhiṃ gatoti. Atha naṃ satthā āha

"yo dhīro dhītisampanno jhāyī jhānarato sadā