Nandatisutta Delighting

Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard. ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme. At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavato santike imaṁ gāthaṁ abhāsi: Then Māra the Wicked went up to the Buddha and spoke this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“Nandati puttehi puttimā, “Children bring you delight! Gomā gobhi tatheva nandati; Cattle also bring you delight! Upadhīhi narassa nandanā, For attachments are a man’s delight; Na hi so nandati yo nirūpadhī”ti. without attachments there’s no delight.”

“Socati puttehi puttimā, “Your children bring you sorrow. Gomā gobhi tatheva socati; Your cattle also bring you sorrow. Upadhīhi narassa socanā, For attachments are a man’s sorrow; Na hi so socati yo nirūpadhī”ti. without attachments there are no sorrows.”

Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ bhagavā, jānāti maṁ sugato”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti. Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The Buddha knows me! The Holy One knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.