5. Māradhītusuttaṃ

161. Atha kho māro pāpimā bhagavato santike imā nibbejanīyā gāthāyo abhāsitvā tamhā ṭhānā apakkamma bhagavato avidūre pathaviyaṃ pallaṅkena nisīdi tuṇhībhūto maṅkubhūto pattakkhandho adhomukho pajjhāyanto appaṭibhāno kaṭṭhena bhūmiṃ vilikhanto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā māraṃ pāpimantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsiṃsu –

‘‘Kenāsi dummano tāta, purisaṃ kaṃ nu socasi;

Mayaṃ taṃ rāgapāsena, āraññamiva kuñjaraṃ;

Bandhitvā ānayissāma, vasago te bhavissatī’’ti.

‘‘Arahaṃ sugato loke, na rāgena suvānayo;

Māradheyyaṃ atikkanto, tasmā socāmahaṃ bhusa’’nti.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ – ‘‘pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā’’ti. Atha kho bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṃ apakkamma evaṃ samacintesuṃ – ‘‘uccāvacā kho purisānaṃ adhippāyā. Yaṃnūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ kumārivaṇṇasataṃ abhinimmineyyāmā’’ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṃ ekasataṃ kumārivaṇṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ – ‘‘pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā’’ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṃ apakkamma evaṃ samacintesuṃ – ‘‘uccāvacā kho purisānaṃ adhippāyā . Yaṃnūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ avijātavaṇṇasataṃ abhinimmineyyāmā’’ti. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekasataṃ ekasataṃ avijātavaṇṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ – ‘‘pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā’’ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… yaṃnūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ sakiṃ vijātavaṇṇasataṃ abhinimmineyyāmāti. Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… sakiṃ vijātavaṇṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ etadavocuṃ – ‘‘pāde te, samaṇa, paricāremā’’ti. Tampi bhagavā na manasākāsi, yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… yaṃnūna mayaṃ ekasataṃ ekasataṃ duvijātavaṇṇasataṃ abhinimmineyyāmāti. Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… duvijātavaṇṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā…pe… yathā taṃ anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṃ abhinimmineyyāmāti. Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… majjhimitthivaṇṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā…pe… anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto.

Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… mahitthivaṇṇasataṃ abhinimmineyyāmāti . Atha kho taṇhā ca…pe… mahitthivaṇṇasataṃ abhinimminitvā yena bhagavā…pe… anuttare upadhisaṅkhaye vimutto. Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro ekamantaṃ apakkamma etadavocuṃ – saccaṃ kira no pitā avoca –

‘‘Arahaṃ sugato loke, na rāgena suvānayo;

Māradheyyaṃ atikkanto, tasmā socāmahaṃ bhusa’’nti.

‘‘Yañhi mayaṃ samaṇaṃ vā brāhmaṇaṃ vā avītarāgaṃ iminā upakkamena upakkameyyāma hadayaṃ vāssa phaleyya, uṇhaṃ lohitaṃ vā mukhato uggaccheyya, ummādaṃ vā pāpuṇeyya cittakkhepaṃ vā. Seyyathā vā pana naḷo harito luto ussussati visussati milāyati; evameva ussusseyya visusseyya milāyeyyā’’ti.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu; upasaṅkamitvā ekamantaṃ aṭṭhaṃsu. Ekamantaṃ ṭhitā kho taṇhā māradhītā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi –

‘‘Sokāvatiṇṇo nu vanamhi jhāyasi,

Vittaṃ nu jīno uda patthayāno;

Āguṃ nu gāmasmimakāsi kiñci,

Kasmā janena na karosi sakkhiṃ;

Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci te’’ti.

‘‘Atthassa pattiṃ hadayassa santiṃ,

Jetvāna senaṃ piyasātarūpaṃ;

Ekohaṃ ² jhāyaṃ sukhamanubodhiṃ,

Tasmā janena na karomi sakkhiṃ;

Sakkhī na sampajjati kenaci me’’ti.

Atha kho arati ⁴ māradhītā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi –

‘‘Kathaṃ vihārībahulodha bhikkhu,

Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṃ;

Kathaṃ jhāyiṃ ⁶ bahulaṃ kāmasaññā,

Paribāhirā honti aladdha yo ta’’nti.

‘‘Passaddhakāyo suvimuttacitto,

Asaṅkharāno satimā anoko;

Aññāya dhammaṃ avitakkajhāyī,

Na kuppati na sarati na thino ⁸.

‘‘Evaṃvihārībahulodha bhikkhu,

Pañcoghatiṇṇo atarīdha chaṭṭhaṃ;

Evaṃ jhāyiṃ bahulaṃ kāmasaññā,

Paribāhirā honti aladdha yo ta’’nti.

Atha kho ragā ¹⁰ māradhītā bhagavato santike gāthāya ajjhabhāsi –

‘‘Acchejja taṇhaṃ gaṇasaṅghacārī,

Addhā carissanti ¹² bahū ca saddhā;

Bahuṃ vatāyaṃ janataṃ anoko,

Acchejja nessati maccurājassa pāra’’nti.

‘‘Nayanti ve mahāvīrā, saddhammena tathāgatā;

Dhammena nayamānānaṃ, kā usūyā vijānata’’nti.

Atha kho taṇhā ca arati ca ragā ca māradhītaro yena māro pāpimā tenupasaṅkamiṃsu. Addasā kho māro pāpimā taṇhañca aratiñca ragañca māradhītaro dūratova āgacchantiyo. Disvāna gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi –

‘‘Bālā kumudanāḷehi, pabbataṃ abhimatthatha ¹⁴;

Giriṃ nakhena khanatha, ayo dantehi khādatha.

‘‘Selaṃva sirasūhacca ¹⁶, pātāle gādhamesatha;

Khāṇuṃva urasāsajja, nibbijjāpetha gotamā’’ti.

‘‘Daddallamānā āgañchuṃ, taṇhā ca aratī ragā;

Tā tattha panudī satthā, tūlaṃ bhaṭṭhaṃva māluto’’ti.

Tatiyo vaggo.

Tassuddānaṃ –

Sambahulā samiddhi ca, godhikaṃ sattavassāni;

Dhītaraṃ desitaṃ buddha, seṭṭhena imaṃ mārapañcakanti.

Mārasaṃyuttaṃ samattaṃ.