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Saṃyutta Nikāya - The Connected Discourses

Connected Discourses with Mara: SN4:8 He Delights

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1 Evaṃ me sutaṃ—​   ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṃ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasankami; upasankamitvā bhagavato santike imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi: 

2 "Nandati puttehi puttimā,
Gomā gobhi tatheva nandati;
Upadhīhi narassa nandanā,
Na hi so nandati yo nirūpadhī"ti.

3 "Socati puttehi puttimā,
Gomā gobhi tatheva socati;
Upadhīhi narassa socanā,
Na hi so socati yo nirūpadhī"ti.

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