Therīgāthā 1.3 Ekakanipāta Puṇṇātherīgāthā

Verses of the Senior Nuns 1.3 The Book of the Ones Puṇṇā

1.1

“Puṇṇe pūrassu dhammehi,

Puṇṇā, be filled with good qualities,

1.2

Cando pannaraseriva;

like the moon on the fifteenth day.

1.3

Paripuṇṇāya paññāya,

When your wisdom is full,

1.4

Tamokhandhaṁ padālayā”ti.

shatter the mass of darkness.

2.1

Itthaṁ sudaṁ puṇṇā therī gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.

That is how this verse was recited by the senior nun Puṇṇā.