1.1“Puṇṇe pūrassu dhammehi,Puṇṇā, be filled with good qualities,1.2Cando pannaraseriva;like the moon on the fifteenth day.1.3Paripuṇṇāya paññāya,When your wisdom is full,1.4Tamokhandhaṁ padālayā”ti.shatter the mass of darkness.

2.1Itthaṁ sudaṁ puṇṇā therī gāthaṁ abhāsitthāti.That is how this verse was recited by the senior nun Puṇṇā.