[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Literature, language and dating](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature) › [A History of Indian Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927) › v2.c19.s3.t1.87 # A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.87 A History of Indian Literature v2.c19.s3.t1.87 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c19.s3.t1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.87) Then the nun Kisā-Gotamī thought within herself, “Who is it, human or non-human, who has just uttered a verse?” And it occurred to the nun Kisā-Gotamī: “It is Māra the evil one, who, in order to cause me fear, terror and horror and to disturb me in my meditation, uttered the verse.” But when the nun Kisā-Gotamī knew that it was Māra the evil one, she addressed Māra the evil one in the following verses: - [Previous: v2.c19.s3.t1.86](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.86) - [Next: v2.c19.s3.t1.88](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.88) - [Up: v2.c19.s3.t1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.87](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.winternitz-1927.v2.c19.s3.t1.87) · Pramāṇa