Shikshasamuccaya 146

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atha khalu sadāprarudito bodhi-satvo mahā-satvo * antarāyaṇa-madhya-gataḥ śabdam udīrayām āsa ghoṣam anuśrāvayām āsa | kaḥ puruṣeṇa + arthikaḥ kaḥ puruṣeṇa + arthika iti peyālaṃ | atha khalu māraḥ pāpīyān brāhmaṇa-gṛha-patikāṃs tathā samupasthāpayām āsa yathā taṃ ghoṣaṃ na + aśrauṣuḥ | yadā + ātmanaḥ krāyakaṃ na labhate tadā + eka-antaṃ gatvā prārodīd aśrūṇi ca prāvarttayad evaṃ ca + avadad | aho vata + asmākaṃ dur-labhā lābhā ye vayam ātma-bhāvasya + api kretāraṃ na labhāmahe | atha khalu śakro devānām indro māṇavaka-rūpeṇa yāvat sadāpraruditaṃ bodhi-satvaṃ mahā-satvam etad avocat | kiṃ tvaṃ kula-putra dīna-manā utkaṇṭhita-mānaso * aśrūṇi pravarttayamānaḥ sthitaḥ ||

Then the bodhisattva mahāsattva Sadāprarudita, having entered into an intersection, raised his voice and proclaimed aloud: "Who needs a man? Who needs a man?" and so on. Then Māra the Evil One influenced the brāhmaṇas and householders in such a way that they did not hear that cry. When he did not find a buyer for himself, he went to a secluded place, wept, shed tears, and spoke thus: "Alas, poor indeed are our gains, since we do not find a buyer even for this embodiment!" Then Śakra, king of the gods, in the form of a young brāhmaṇa, up to: said this to the bodhisattva mahāsattva Sadāprarudita: "Why, son of good family, do you stand dejected in mind, troubled in heart, shedding tears?"