Dighanikaya 20.343_2

20.343_2

Mārasenā abhikkantā, te vijānātha bhikkhavoti bhikkhave mārasenā abhikkantā, te tumhe attano anurūpaṃ vijānātha, phalasamāpattiṃ samāpajjathāti vadati. Ātappamakarunti phalasamāpattiṃ pavisanatthāya vīriyaṃ ārabhiṃsu. Vītarāgehi pakkāmunti māro ca mārasenā ca vītarāgehi ariyehi dūratova apakkamuṃ. Nesaṃ lomāpi iñjayunti tesaṃ vītarāgānaṃ lomānipi na cālayiṃsu. Atha māro bhikkhusaṅghaṃ ārabbha imaṃ gāthaṃ abhāsi –

“‘The army of Māra has approached: perceive them, monks!’”: he says, “Monks, the army of Māra has approached; perceive them appropriately for yourselves, enter the attainment of fruition!” “They made an effort”: they aroused energy to enter the attainment of fruition. “They departed from those free from lust”: Māra and the army of Māra departed far away from those noble ones who were free from lust. “They did not move even their body hairs”: they could not shake even the body hairs of those who were free from lust. Then Māra, referring to the Saṅgha of monks, spoke this verse—