Saṃyutta Nikāya 4
1. Paṭhamavagga
10. Dutiyaāyusutta
Evaṃ me sutaṃ— ekaṃ samayaṃ bhagavā rājagahe viharati veḷuvane kalandakanivāpe. Tatra kho bhagavā … pe … etadavoca:
“Appamidaṃ, bhikkhave, manussānaṃ āyu. Gamanīyo samparāyo, kattabbaṃ kusalaṃ, caritabbaṃ brahmacariyaṃ. Natthi jātassa amaraṇaṃ. Yo, bhikkhave, ciraṃ jīvati, so vassasataṃ appaṃ vā bhiyyo”ti.
Atha kho māro pāpimā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṃ gāthāya ajjhabhāsi:
“Nāccayanti ahorattā,
Jīvitaṃ nūparujjhati;
Āyu anupariyāyati maccānaṃ,
Nemīva rathakubbaran”ti.“Accayanti ahorattā,
jīvitaṃ uparujjhati;
Āyu khīyati maccānaṃ,
kunnadīnaṃva odakan”ti.
Atha kho māro pāpimā “jānāti maṃ bhagavā, jānāti maṃ sugato”ti dukkhī dummano tatthevantaradhāyīti.
Paṭhamo vaggo.
Tapokammañca nāgo ca,
subhaṃ pāsena te duve;
Sappo supati nandanaṃ,
āyunā apare duveti.