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Saį¹yutta NikÄya 5.5 Linked Discourses 5.5
1. Bhikkhunīvagga 1. Nuns
Uppalavaį¹į¹Äsutta With Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä
SÄvatthinidÄnaį¹. At SÄvatthÄ«. At SÄvatthÄ«.
Atha kho uppalavaį¹į¹Ä bhikkhunÄ« pubbaį¹hasamayaį¹ nivÄsetvÄ ā¦peā¦ Then the nun Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä robed up in the morning ā¦ Then, in the morning, the bhikkhunÄ« Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä dressed ā¦
aƱƱatarasmiį¹ supupphitasÄlarukkhamÅ«le aį¹į¹hÄsi. and stood at the root of a sal tree in full flower. she stood at the foot of a sal tree in full flower.
Atha kho mÄro pÄpimÄ uppalavaį¹į¹Äya bhikkhuniyÄ bhayaį¹ chambhitattaį¹ lomahaį¹saį¹ uppÄdetukÄmo samÄdhimhÄ cÄvetukÄmo yena uppalavaį¹į¹Ä bhikkhunÄ« tenupasaį¹
kami; upasaį¹
kamitvÄ uppalavaį¹į¹aį¹ bhikkhuniį¹ gÄthÄya ajjhabhÄsi: Then MÄra the Wicked, wanting to make the nun Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä feel fear, terror, and goosebumps, wanting to make her fall away from immersion, went up to her and addressed her in verse: Then MÄra the Evil One, desiring to arouse fear, trepidation, and terror in the bhikkhunÄ« Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä, desiring to make her fall away from concentration, approached her and addressed her in verse:
āSupupphitaggaį¹ upagamma bhikkhuni, āYouāve come to this sal tree all crowned with flowers, āHaving gone to a sal tree with flowering top, bhikkhunÄ«,
EkÄ tuvaį¹ tiį¹į¹hasi sÄlamÅ«le; and stand at its root all alone, O nun. You stand at its foot all alone.
Na catthi te dutiyÄ vaį¹į¹adhÄtu, Your beauty is second to noneā There is none whose beauty rivals yours:
BÄle na tvaį¹ bhÄyasi dhuttakÄnanāti. silly girl, arenāt you afraid of rascals?ā Foolish girl, arenāt you afraid of rogues?ā
Atha kho uppalavaį¹į¹Äya bhikkhuniyÄ etadahosi: Then the nun Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä thought, Then it occurred to the bhikkhunÄ« Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä:
āko nu khvÄyaį¹ manusso vÄ amanusso vÄ gÄthaį¹ bhÄsatÄ«āti? āWhoās speaking this verse, a human or a non-human?ā āNow who is thisā¦ ?
Atha kho uppalavaį¹į¹Äya bhikkhuniyÄ etadahosi: Then she thought,
āmÄro kho ayaį¹ pÄpimÄ mama bhayaį¹ chambhitattaį¹ lomahaį¹saį¹ uppÄdetukÄmo samÄdhimhÄ cÄvetukÄmo gÄthaį¹ bhÄsatÄ«āti. āThis is MÄra the Wicked, wanting to make me feel fear, terror, and goosebumps, wanting to make me fall away from immersion!ā This is MÄra the Evil One ā¦ desiring to make me fall away from concentration. ā
Atha kho uppalavaį¹į¹Ä bhikkhunÄ« āmÄro ayaį¹ pÄpimÄā iti viditvÄ mÄraį¹ pÄpimantaį¹ gÄthÄhi paccabhÄsi: Then Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä, knowing that this was MÄra the Wicked, replied to him in verse: Then the bhikkhunÄ« Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä, having understood, āThis is MÄra the Evil One, ā replied to him in verses:
āSataį¹ sahassÄnipi dhuttakÄnaį¹, āEven if 100,000 rascals like you āThough a hundred thousand rogues
IdhÄgatÄ tÄdisakÄ bhaveyyuį¹; were to come here, Just like you might come here,
Lomaį¹ na iƱjÄmi na santasÄmi, Iād stir not a hair nor panic. I stir not a hair, I feel no terror;
Na mÄra bhÄyÄmi tamekikÄpi. Iām not scared of you, MÄra, even alone. Even alone, MÄra, I donāt fear you.
EsÄ antaradhÄyÄmi, Iāll vanish, āI can make myself disappear
kucchiį¹ vÄ pavisÄmi te; or Iāll enter your belly; Or I can enter inside your belly.
PakhumantarikÄyampi, I could stand between your eyebrows I can stand between your eyebrows
tiį¹į¹hantiį¹ maį¹ na dakkhasi. and you still wouldnāt see me. Yet you wonāt catch a glimpse of me.
Cittasmiį¹ vasÄ«bhÅ«tÄmhi, Iām the master of my own mind, āI am the master of my mind,
iddhipÄdÄ subhÄvitÄ; Iāve developed the bases of psychic power well. The bases of power are well developed;
SabbabandhanamuttÄmhi, Iām free from all bonds, I am freed from all bondage,
na taį¹ bhÄyÄmi Ävusoāti. and Iām not afraid of you, sir!ā Therefore I donāt fear you, friend. ā
Atha kho mÄro pÄpimÄ ājÄnÄti maį¹ uppalavaį¹į¹Ä bhikkhunÄ«āti dukkhÄ« dummano tatthevantaradhÄyÄ«ti. Then MÄra the Wicked, thinking, āThe nun Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä knows me!ā miserable and sad, vanished right there. Then MÄra the Evil One, realizing, āThe bhikkhunÄ« Uppalavaį¹į¹Ä knows me, ā sad and disappointed, disappeared right there.