sn4.1:2.1
Atha kho māro pāpimā bhagavato cetasā cetoparivitakkamaññāya yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
Kemudian Māra si Jahat, mengetahui pemikiran dalam batin Sang Bhagavā, mendekati Beliau. Setelah mendekat, ia berkata kepada Sang Bhagavā dalam syair:
And then Māra the Wicked, knowing the Buddha’s train of thought, went up to him and addressed him in verse: