“Taṁ maṁ padhānapahitattaṁ, nadiṁ nerañjaraṁ pati; Viparakkamma jhāyantaṁ, yogakkhemassa pattiyā. Namucī karuṇaṁ vācaṁ, bhāsamāno upāgami; ‘Kiso tvamasi dubbaṇṇo, santike maraṇaṁ tava. Sahassabhāgo maraṇassa, ekaṁso tava jīvitaṁ; Jīva bho jīvitaṁ seyyo, jīvaṁ puññāni kāhasi. Carato ca te brahmacariyaṁ, Aggihuttañca jūhato; Pahūtaṁ cīyate puññaṁ, Kiṁ padhānena kāhasi. Duggo maggo padhānāya, dukkaro durabhisambhavo’”; Imā gāthā bhaṇaṁ māro, aṭṭhā buddhassa santike. Taṁ tathāvādinaṁ māraṁ, bhagavā etadabravi; “Pamattabandhu pāpima, yenatthena idhāgato. Aṇumattopi puññena, Attho mayhaṁ na vijjati; Yesañca attho puññena, Te māro vattumarahati. Atthi saddhā tathā viriyaṁ, paññā ca mama vijjati; Evaṁ maṁ pahitattampi, kiṁ jīvamanupucchasi.