Shikshasamuccaya 166

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punar atra + eva + āha | syād yathā + api nāma devi mahā-balavato * api puruṣasya + alpo * api marmaṇi prahāro | vedhanīyo bhavati vādhā-karaś ca | evam eva devi mārasya pāpīyasaḥ parītto * api sad-dharma-parigraho vedhanīyo bhavati śoka-āvahaḥ parideva-karaś ca bhavati | na + ahaṃ devi anyam ekam api dharmaṃ kuśalaṃ samanupaśyāmi mārasya pāpīyasa evaṃ vedhanīyaṃ śoka-āvahaṃ parideva-karaṃ ca | yathā + ayam alpo * api sad-dharma-parigraha iti ||

In the same text it is further said: "Queen, just as even a slight blow to a vital spot on a very powerful man is piercing and causes injury; even so, Queen, even a slight embrace of the true Dharma is piercing to Māra the Evil One, and brings him grief and causes him lamentation. Queen, I do not see any other single wholesome quality that is so piercing to Māra the Evil One, bringing grief and causing lamentation, as this embrace of the true Dharma, even if slight."