7.
The Discourse on Upacālā
168.
At Sāvatthī.
Then the nun Upacālā, having dressed in the earlier period of the day, etc.
sat down for the day residence at the foot of a certain tree.
Then Māra the Evil One approached the nun Upacālā;
having approached, he said this to the nun Upacālā -
"Where do you, nun, wish to arise?"
"I, friend, do not wish to arise anywhere."
The gods who delight in creation, those gods who wield power;
Direct your mind there, you will experience delight."
The gods who delight in creation, those gods who wield power;
They are bound by the bond of sensual pleasure, they come again under Māra's control.
The whole world is blazing, the whole world is trembling.
Where there is no access for Māra, there my mind delights."
Then Māra the Evil One, thinking "the nun Upacālā knows me", afflicted and unhappy, disappeared right there.