1.1Ekaṁ samayaṁ bhagavā sāvatthiyaṁ viharati jetavane anāthapiṇḍikassa ārāme.At one time the Buddha was staying near Sāvatthī in Jeta’s Grove, Anāthapiṇḍika’s monastery.

1.2Tena kho pana samayena bhagavā bhikkhū nibbānapaṭisaṁyuttāya dhammiyā kathāya sandasseti samādapeti samuttejeti sampahaṁseti.Now at that time the Buddha was educating, encouraging, firing up, and inspiring the mendicants with a Dhamma talk about extinguishment.1.3Te ca bhikkhū aṭṭhiṁ katvā manasi katvā sabbacetasā samannāharitvā ohitasotā dhammaṁ suṇanti.And those mendicants were paying attention, applying the mind, concentrating wholeheartedly, and actively listening.

1.4Atha kho punabbasumātā yakkhinī puttake evaṁ tosesi:Then the native spirit Punabbasu’s Mother soothed her little children, saying:¹

2.1“Tuṇhī uttarike hohi,“Hush, little Uttarā!2.2tuṇhī hohi punabbasu;Hush, Punabbasu!²2.3Yāvāhaṁ buddhaseṭṭhassa,For I want to listen to the teaching2.4dhammaṁ sossāmi satthuno.of the Teacher, the supreme Buddha.

3.1Nibbānaṁ bhagavā āha,Extinguishment, the Blessed One said,³3.2sabbaganthappamocanaṁ;is the release from all ties.3.3Ativelā ca me hoti,I have a lasting love3.4asmiṁ dhamme piyāyanā.for this teaching.

4.1Piyo loke sako putto,In this world, your own child is dear;4.2piyo loke sako pati;in this world, your own husband is dear;4.3Tato piyatarā mayhaṁ,but even greater than that is my love4.4assa dhammassa magganā.for this teaching’s quest.

5.1Na hi putto pati vāpi,For neither son nor husband,5.2piyo dukkhā pamocaye;dear as they are, can free you from suffering;5.3Yathā saddhammassavanaṁ,as listening to the true teaching5.4dukkhā moceti pāṇinaṁ.frees living creatures from suffering.

6.1Loke dukkhaparetasmiṁ,In this world mired in suffering,6.2Jarāmaraṇasaṁyute;fettered by old age and death,6.3Jarāmaraṇamokkhāya,I want to listen to the teaching6.4Yaṁ dhammaṁ abhisambudhaṁ;through which the Buddha awakened,6.5Taṁ dhammaṁ sotumicchāmi,which frees you from old age and death.6.6Tuṇhī hohi punabbasū”ti.So hush, Punabbasu!”

7.1“Ammā na byāharissāmi,“Mom, I’m not speaking,7.2tuṇhībhūtāyamuttarā;and Uttarā is silent, too.7.3Dhammameva nisāmehi,Focus just on the teaching,7.4saddhammassavanaṁ sukhaṁ;for it’s nice to listen to the true teaching.7.5Saddhammassa anaññāya,And it’s because we haven’t understood the teaching7.6ammā dukkhaṁ carāmase.that we live in suffering, Mom.

8.1Esa devamanussānaṁ,He is a beacon for those who are lost8.2sammūḷhānaṁ pabhaṅkaro;among gods and humans.8.3Buddho antimasārīro,The Buddha, bearing his final body,8.4dhammaṁ deseti cakkhumā”ti.the Clear-eyed One teaches Dhamma.”

9.1“Sādhu kho paṇḍito nāma,“It’s good that my child’s so astute,9.2putto jāto uresayo;this child I bore and suckled!9.3Putto me buddhaseṭṭhassa,My child loves the pure teaching9.4dhammaṁ suddhaṁ piyāyati.of the supreme Buddha.

10.1Punabbasu sukhī hohi,Punabbasu, may you be happy!10.2ajjāhamhi samuggatā;Today, I rise.10.3Diṭṭhāni ariyasaccāni,Hear me too, Uttarā:10.4uttarāpi suṇātu me”ti.I have seen the noble truths!”