1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā uruvelāyaṃ viharati najjā nerañjarāya tīre ajapālanigrodhamūle paṭhamābhisambuddho. Atha kho bhagavato rahogatassa paṭisallīnassa evaṃ cetaso parivitakko udapādi:  "mutto vatamhi tāya dukkarakārikāya. Sādhu mutto vatamhi tāya anatthasaṃhitāya dukkarakārikāya. Sādhu vatamhi mutto bodhiṃ samajjhagan"ti.

2 Atha kho māro pāpimā bhagavato cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

3 "Tapokammā apakkamma,
ye na sujjhanti māṇavā;
Asuddho maññasi suddho,
suddhimaggā aparaddho"ti.

4 Atha kho bhagavā "māro ayaṃ pāpimā" iti viditvā māraṃ pāpimantaṃ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi: 

5 "Anatthasaṃhitaṃ ñatvā,
yaṃ kiñci amaraṃ tapaṃ;
Sabbaṃ natthāvahaṃ hoti,
phiyārittaṃva dhammani.

6 Sīlaṃ samādhi paññañca,
Maggaṃ bodhāya bhāvayaṃ;
Pattosmi paramaṃ suddhiṃ,
Nihato tvamasi antakā"ti.

7 Atha kho māro pāpimā "jānāti maṃ bhagavā, jānāti maṃ sugato"ti, dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.