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.

Atha kho māro pāpimā bhagavato cetasā ceto­pari­vitak­ka­maññāya yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi: 

“Tapokammā apakkamma,
ye na sujjhanti māṇavā;
Asuddho maññasi suddho,
suddhimaggā aparaddho”ti.

Atha kho bhagavā “māro ayaṃ pāpimā” iti viditvā māraṃ pāpimantaṃ gāthāhi ajjhabhāsi: 

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

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

Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṃ bhagavā, jānāti maṃ sugato”ti, dukkhī dummano tat­the­vantara­dhāyīti.