SN4:15 Mental
- DG BB TBW © Translated from the Pali by Bhikkhu Bodhi. (More copyright information)
1Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta's Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika's Park. Then Māra the Evil One approached the Blessed One and addressed him in verse: [n.287] At Vin I 21 this exchange of verses is set in the Deer Park at Isipatana and immediately follows the pair of verses at 4:5. A BHS parallel is at Mvu III 416-17, but the first couplet is equivalent to v. 77ab.
2v.476 "There is a snare moving in the sky,
Something mental which moves about
[n.288] Antalikkhacaro paso yo yaṁ carati manaso. Spk states: "The snare is the snare of lust (ragapasa), which binds even those who move in the sky (i.e., by psychic power)." It is more likely antalikkhacaro is intended to suggest the incorporeal nature of lust, which can propel the mind across vast distances; see vv. 210b, 211b.
By means of which I’ll catch you yet:
You won’t escape me, ascetic!"
The Blessed One:
3v.477 "Forms, sounds, tastes, odours,
And delightful tactile objects—
Desire for these has vanished in me:
You’re defeated, End-maker!"
4Then Māra the Evil One … disappeared right there. sn.i.112
1Evaṁ me sutaṁ— ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ vihārati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
2"Antalikkhacaro pāso,
yvāyaṁ carati mānaso;
Tena taṁ bādhayissāmi,
na me samaṇa mokkhasī"ti.
3"Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,
Phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā;
Ettha me vigato chando,
Nihato tvamasi antakā"ti.
4Atha kho māro pāpimā "jānāti maṁ bhagavā, jānāti maṁ sugato"ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.