1 There are, O bhikkhus, these four right strivings. Which four?

2 Here, O bhikkhus, for the non-arising of unarisen evil, unwholesome dhammas, a bhikkhu causes desire to be born, endeavors, initiates effort, asserts the mind and strives.

3 For the abandoning of arisen evil, unwholesome dhammas, he causes desire to be born, endeavors, initiates effort, asserts the mind and strives.

4 For the arising of unarisen wholesome dhammas, he causes desire to be born, endeavors, initiates effort, asserts the mind and strives.

5 For the persistence, non confusion, increasing, full enculturation, maturation and completion of arisen wholesome dhammas, he causes desire to be born, endeavors, initiates effort, asserts the mind and strives.

6 “These, O bhikkhus, are the four right strivings.”

“Those who strive rightly,
have overpowered Mara's realm;
they are independent,
gone beyond the fear of birth and old age.

Those contented ones,
having conquered Mara with his army;
unperturbed are they, those happy ones,
free from all of Namuci's powers.”

1 cattārimāni bhikkhave sammappadhānāni. katamāni cattāri?

2 idha bhikkhave bhikkhu anuppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ anuppādāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati.

3 uppannānaṃ pāpakānaṃ akusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ pahāṇāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati.

4 anuppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ uppādāya chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati.

5 uppannānaṃ kusalānaṃ dhammānaṃ ṭhitiyā asammosāya bhīyobhāvāya vepullāya bhāvanāya pāripūriyā chandaṃ janeti vāyamati viriyaṃ ārabhati cittaṃ paggaṇhāti padahati.

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sammappadhānā,
māradheyyādhibhūtā;
te asitā,
jātimaraṇabhayassa pāragū.

te tusitā,
jetvāna māraṃ savāhiniṃ;
te anejā,
(sabbaṃ) namucibalaṃ upātivattā te sukhitāti.