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Mittātherīgāthā

Verses of the Elder Mittā Mittā (2nd)

“Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ,
“On the fourteenth day, on the fifteenth day,
I rejoiced in the host of gods,

yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī;
on the eighth day of a fortnight,
having observed the sabbath

Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca,
and on extraordinary fortnights,
complete in all eight factors,

aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.
I observed the Uposatha,
on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days,

Uposathaṁ upāgacchiṁ,
complete in all its eight factors,
and the eighth day of the fortnight,

devakāyābhinandinī;
seeking delight in the company of Devas.
as well as on the fortnightly special displays.

Sājja ekena bhattena,
Today with one meal a day,
Today I eat just once a day,

muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā;
a shaven head, wrapped in a robe,
my head is shaven, I wear the outer robe.

Devakāyaṁ na patthehaṁ,
I do not aspire to be a Deva,
I don’t long for the host of gods,

vineyya hadaye daran”ti.
as I have removed distress from my heart.”
for stress has been removed from my heart.

… Mittā therī ….
The Elder Mittā