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Mānasasutta

Mental A Mental Snare

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—
Thus have I heard.
So I have heard.

ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.
On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s Park.
At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
Then Māra the Evil One approached the Blessed One and addressed him in verse:
Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and addressed him in verse:

“Antalikkhacaro pāso,
“There is a snare moving in the sky,
“There’s a mental snare

yvāyaṁ carati mānaso;
Something mental which moves about
wandering the sky.

Tena taṁ bādhayissāmi,
By means of which I’ll catch you yet:
I’ll bind you with it—

na me samaṇa mokkhasī”ti.
You won’t escape me, ascetic!”
you won’t escape me, ascetic!”

“Rūpā saddā rasā gandhā,
[The Blessed One: ] “Forms, sounds, tastes, odours,
“Sights, sounds, tastes, smells,

Phoṭṭhabbā ca manoramā;
And delightful tactile objects—
and touches so delightful:

Ettha me vigato chando,
Desire for these has vanished in me:
desire for these is gone from me.

Nihato tvamasi antakā”ti.
You’re defeated, End-maker!”
You’re beaten, terminator!”

Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ bhagavā, jānāti maṁ sugato”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.
Then Māra the Evil One … disappeared right there.
Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The Buddha knows me! The Holy One knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.