Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
At Sāvatthī.
Atha kho cālā bhikkhunī pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā …pe…
Then the nun Cālā robed up in the morning …
aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle divāvihāraṁ nisīdi.
and sat at the root of a tree for the day’s meditation.
Atha kho māro pāpimā yena cālā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā cālaṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca:
Then Māra the Wicked went up to Cālā and said to her,
“kiṁ nu tvaṁ, bhikkhuni, na rocesī”ti?
“Nun, what don’t you approve of?”
“Jātiṁ khvāhaṁ, āvuso, na rocemī”ti.
“I don’t approve of rebirth, sir.”
“Kiṁ nu jātiṁ na rocesi,
“Why don’t you approve of rebirth?
jāto kāmāni bhuñjati;
When you’re born, you get to enjoy sensual pleasures.
Ko nu taṁ idamādapayi,
Who put this idea in your head:
jātiṁ mā roca bhikkhunī”ti.
‘Nun, don’t approve of rebirth’?”
“Jātassa maraṇaṁ hoti,
“Death comes to those who are born,
jāto dukkhāni phussati;
when you’re born you undergo sufferings—
Bandhaṁ vadhaṁ pariklesaṁ,
killing, caging, misery—
tasmā jātiṁ na rocaye.
that’s why you shouldn’t approve of rebirth.
Buddho dhammamadesesi,
The Buddha taught me the Dhamma
jātiyā samatikkamaṁ;
for transcending rebirth,
Sabbadukkhappahānāya,
for giving up all suffering;
so maṁ sacce nivesayi.
he settled me in the truth.
Ye ca rūpūpagā sattā,
There are beings in the realm of luminous form,
ye ca arūpaṭṭhāyino;
and others stuck in the formless.
Nirodhaṁ appajānantā,
Not understanding cessation,
āgantāro punabbhavan”ti.
they return in future lives.”
Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ cālā bhikkhunī”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.
Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The nun Cālā knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.
Reference Translation by Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0).
At Sāvatthī.
Then the nun Cālā robed up in the morning …
and sat at the root of a tree for the day’s meditation.
Then Māra the Wicked went up to Cālā and said to her,
“Nun, what don’t you approve of?”
“I don’t approve of rebirth, sir.”
“Why don’t you approve of rebirth?
When you’re born, you get to enjoy sensual pleasures.
Who put this idea in your head:
‘Nun, don’t approve of rebirth’?”
“Death comes to those who are born,
when you’re born you undergo sufferings—
killing, caging, misery—
that’s why you shouldn’t approve of rebirth.
The Buddha taught me the Dhamma
for transcending rebirth,
for giving up all suffering;
he settled me in the truth.
There are beings in the realm of luminous form,
and others stuck in the formless.
Not understanding cessation,
they return in future lives.”
Then Māra the Wicked, thinking, “The nun Cālā knows me!” miserable and sad, vanished right there.
Sāvatthinidānaṁ.
Atha kho cālā bhikkhunī pubbaṇhasamayaṁ nivāsetvā …pe…
aññatarasmiṁ rukkhamūle divāvihāraṁ nisīdi.
Atha kho māro pāpimā yena cālā bhikkhunī tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā cālaṁ bhikkhuniṁ etadavoca:
“kiṁ nu tvaṁ, bhikkhuni, na rocesī”ti?
“Jātiṁ khvāhaṁ, āvuso, na rocemī”ti.
“Kiṁ nu jātiṁ na rocesi,
jāto kāmāni bhuñjati;
Ko nu taṁ idamādapayi,
jātiṁ mā roca bhikkhunī”ti.
“Jātassa maraṇaṁ hoti,
jāto dukkhāni phussati;
Bandhaṁ vadhaṁ pariklesaṁ,
tasmā jātiṁ na rocaye.
Buddho dhammamadesesi,
jātiyā samatikkamaṁ;
Sabbadukkhappahānāya,
so maṁ sacce nivesayi.
Ye ca rūpūpagā sattā,
ye ca arūpaṭṭhāyino;
Nirodhaṁ appajānantā,
āgantāro punabbhavan”ti.
Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṁ cālā bhikkhunī”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.