1.1“Lūnakesī paṅkadharī,My hair plucked out, covered in mud,1.2ekasāṭī pure cariṁ;I used to wander wearing just one robe.1.3Avajje vajjamatinī,I saw fault where there was none,1.4vajje cāvajjadassinī.and was blind to the actual fault.

2.1Divāvihārā nikkhamma,Leaving my day’s meditation2.2gijjhakūṭamhi pabbate;on Vulture’s Peak Mountain,2.3Addasaṁ virajaṁ buddhaṁ,I saw the stainless Buddha2.4bhikkhusaṅghapurakkhataṁ.at the fore of the mendicant Saṅgha.

3.1Nihacca jāṇuṁ vanditvā,I bent my knee and bowed,3.2sammukhā añjaliṁ akaṁ;and in his presence raised my cupped palms.3.3‘Ehi bhadde’ti maṁ avaca,“Come Bhaddā,” he said;¹3.4sā me āsūpasampadā.that was my ordination.

4.1Ciṇṇā aṅgā ca magadhā,“I’ve wandered among the Aṅgans and Magadhans,4.2vajjī kāsī ca kosalā;the Vajjis, Kāsis, and Kosalans.4.3Anaṇā paṇṇāsa vassāni,I have eaten the almsfood of the nations4.4raṭṭhapiṇḍaṁ abhuñjahaṁ.free of debt for fifty years.”

5.1Puññaṁ vata pasavi bahuṁ,“O! He has made so much merit!5.2Sappañño vatāyaṁ upāsako;That lay follower is so very wise.5.3Yo bhaddāya cīvaraṁ adāsi,He gave a robe to Bhaddā,5.4Vippamuttāya sabbaganthehī”ti.who is released from all ties.”

6.1… Bhaddā kuṇḍalakesā therī ….