[II. Sāsanavaḍḍhanaṁ]
17: Mārakathā
Atha kho Bhagavā ChS adds:
Caratha bhikkhave cārikaṁ bahujanahitāya bahujanasukhāya lokānukampāya atthāya hitāya sukhāya devamanussānaṁ. Mā ekena dve agamittha, desetha bhikkhave Dhammaṁ, ādikalyāṇaṁ majjhekalyāṇaṁ pariyosānakalyāṇaṁ, sātthaṁ sabyañjanaṁ; PTS:
Atha kho Māro Pāpimā yena Bhagavā tenupasaṅkami, upasaṅkamitvā Bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
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“Baddhosi sabbapāsehi ye dibbā ye ca mānusā,
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Mahābandhanabaddhosi, na me samaṇa mokkhasī!” ti
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“Muttohaṁ PTS, ChS:
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Mahābandhanamuttomhi: nihato tvam-asi Antakā!” ti
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“Antalikkhacaro pāso yvāyaṁ carati mānaso,
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Tena taṁ bandhayissāmi, na me samaṇa mokkhasī.” ti
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“Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā PTS, Thai, ChS:
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Ettha me vigato chando: nihato tvam-asi Antakā.” ti
Atha kho Māro Pāpimā: “Jānāti maṁ Bhagavā jānāti maṁ Sugato!” ti Dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyi. BJT, PTS, ChS add
Mārakathā Niṭṭhitā BJT has the following curious end-title: