Then Mara the Evil One, wanting to arouse fear, horripilation, & terror in her, wanting to make her fall away from concentration, approached her & addressed her in verse:
You, a beautiful young woman.Then the thought occurred to Vijaya the nun: "Now who has recited this verse -- a human being or a non-human one?" Then it occurred to her: "This is Mara the Evil One, who has recited this verse wanting to arouse fear, horripilation, & terror in me, wanting to make me fall away from concentration."
I, a young man.
Come, my lady,
let's enjoy ourselves
to the music of a five-piece band.
Then, having understood that "This is Mara the Evil One," she replied to him in verses:
Lovely sights, sounds,Then Mara the Evil One -- sad & dejected at realizing, "Vijaya the nun knows me" -- vanished right there.
smells, tastes,
& tactile sensations
I leave to
you, Mara.
I
have no need
for them.
I'm disgusted, ashamed
of this putrid body --
disintegrating, dissolving.
Sensual craving
is rooted out.
Beings who have come to form,
& those with a share in the formless,
& the peaceful attainments:
their darkness
is completely destroyed.