2.
The Discourse on Somā
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At Sāvatthī.
Then the nun Somā, having dressed in the earlier period of the day, taking her bowl and robe, entered Sāvatthī for almsfood.
Having walked for almsfood in Sāvatthī, after the meal, having returned from her alms round, she approached the Blind Men's Grove for the day residence.
Having plunged into the Blind Men's Grove, she sat down for the day residence at the foot of a certain tree.
Then Māra the Evil One, wishing to arouse fear, trepidation, and terror in the nun Somā, wishing to make her fall away from concentration, approached the nun Somā;
having approached, he addressed the nun Somā in verse -
That cannot be attained by a woman with her two-finger wisdom."
Then this occurred to the nun Somā - "Who indeed is this, a human being or a non-human spirit, speaking a verse?" Then this occurred to the nun Somā - "This is Māra the Evil One, wishing to arouse fear, trepidation, and terror in me, wishing to make me fall away from concentration, speaking a verse." Then the nun Somā, having understood "this is Māra the Evil One", replied to Māra the Evil One in verses -
When knowledge is progressing, rightly seeing the Teaching.
Or 'I am anything at all' - to that one Māra is fit to speak."
Then Māra the Evil One, thinking "the nun Somā knows me", afflicted and unhappy, disappeared right there.