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Mittā (2nd) Mittātherīgāthā

I rejoiced in the host of gods, “Cātuddasiṁ pañcadasiṁ, having observed the sabbath yā ca pakkhassa aṭṭhamī; complete in all eight factors, Pāṭihāriyapakkhañca, on the fourteenth and the fifteenth days, aṭṭhaṅgasusamāgataṁ.

and the eighth day of the fortnight, Uposathaṁ upāgacchiṁ, as well as on the fortnightly special displays. devakāyābhinandinī; Today I eat just once a day, Sājja ekena bhattena, my head is shaven, I wear the outer robe. muṇḍā saṅghāṭipārutā; I don’t long for the host of gods, Devakāyaṁ na patthehaṁ, for stress has been removed from my heart. vineyya hadaye daran”ti.

… Mittā therī ….