1.1Evaṁ me sutaṁ—So I have heard.1.2ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā vesāliyaṁ viharati mahāvane kūṭāgārasālāyaṁ.At one time the Buddha was staying near Vesālī, at the Great Wood, in the hall with the peaked roof.

1.3Atha kho cūḷakokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā abhikkantāya rattiyā abhikkantavaṇṇā kevalakappaṁ mahāvanaṁ obhāsetvā yena bhagavā tenupasaṅkami; upasaṅkamitvā bhagavantaṁ abhivādetvā ekamantaṁ aṭṭhāsi.Then, late at night, the glorious Kokanadā the Younger, Pajjunna’s daughter, lighting up the entire Great Wood, went up to the Buddha, bowed, stood to one side,1.4Ekamantaṁ ṭhitā kho sā devatā cūḷakokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā bhagavato santike imā gāthāyo abhāsi:and recited these verses in the Buddha’s presence:

2.1“Idhāgamā vijjupabhāsavaṇṇā,“She came here, beautiful as a flash of lightning,¹2.2Kokanadā pajjunnassa dhītā;Kokanadā, Pajjunna’s daughter.2.3Buddhañca dhammañca namassamānā,Revering the Buddha and the teaching,2.4Gāthācimā atthavatī abhāsi.she spoke these verses full of meaning.

3.1Bahunāpi kho taṁ vibhajeyyaṁ,The teaching is such that3.2Pariyāyena tādiso dhammo;I could analyze it in many different ways.3.3Saṅkhittamatthaṁ lapayissāmi,However, I will state the meaning in brief3.4Yāvatā me manasā pariyattaṁ.as far as I have learned it by heart.

4.1Pāpaṁ na kayirā vacasā manasā,You should never do anything bad4.2Kāyena vā kiñcana sabbaloke;by speech or mind or body in all the world.4.3Kāme pahāya satimā sampajāno,Having given up sensual pleasures, <j>mindful and aware,4.4Dukkhaṁ na sevetha anatthasaṁhitan”ti.you shouldn’t keep doing <j>what’s painful and pointless.”

4.5Satullapakāyikavaggo catuttho.

5.0Tassuddānaṁ

5.1Sabbhimaccharinā sādhu,5.2na santujjhānasaññino;5.3Saddhā samayo sakalikaṁ,5.4ubho pajjunnadhītaroti.