oung brahmans are purified, impure, you suppose youâre pure. Youâve missed the path to purity." Then, having understood that "This is Mara the Evil One," the Blessed One replied to him in verses: "Having known it to be useless, any further1 austerity, each bringing nothing, like oars & rudder on dry land: Developing virtue, concentration, & discernment, the path to awakening, Iâve attained the foremost purity. But you, End-maker, are struck down." Then Mara the Evil One—sad & dejected at realizing, "The Blessed One knows me, the One Well-Gone knows me"—vanished right there. Note 1. Reading aparaṃ with the Thai edition. The Burmese and Sri Lankan editions read amaraṃ, deathless. - --> - - - -