sn35.248:2.1 Once upon a time, a battle was fought between the gods and the titans.
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sn35.248:2.2 Then Vepacitti, lord of titans, addressed the titans,
sn35.248:2.3 ‘My good fellows, if the titans defeat the gods in this battle, bind Sakka, the lord of gods, by his limbs and neck and bring him to my presence in the citadel of the titans.’
sn35.248:2.4 Meanwhile, Sakka, lord of gods, addressed the gods of the thirty-three,
sn35.248:2.5 ‘My good fellows, if the gods defeat the titans in this battle, bind Vepacitti by his limbs and neck and bring him to my presence in the Hall of Clear Right of the gods.’
sn35.248:2.6 In that battle the gods won and the titans lost.
sn35.248:2.7 So the gods of the thirty-three bound Vepacitti by his limbs and neck and brought him to Sakka’s presence in the Hall of Clear Right of the gods.
sn35.248:2.8 And there Vepacitti remained bound by his limbs and neck.
sn35.248:2.9 That is, until he thought,
sn35.248:2.10 ‘It’s the gods who are principled, while the titans are unprincipled. Now I belong right here in the castle of the gods.’
sn35.248:2.11 Then he found himself freed from the bonds on his limbs and neck. He amused himself, supplied and provided with the five kinds of heavenly sensual stimulation.
sn35.248:2.12 But when he thought,
sn35.248:2.13 ‘It’s the titans who are principled, while the gods are unprincipled. Now I will go over there to the citadel of the titans,’
sn35.248:2.14 he found himself bound by his limbs and neck, and the five kinds of heavenly sensual stimulation fell away.
sn35.248:2.15 That’s how subtly Vepacitti was bound.
sn35.248:2.16 But the bonds of Māra are even more subtle than that.
sn35.248:2.17 When you conceive, you’re bound by Māra. Not conceiving, you’re free from the Wicked One.