Muttā, be released from your yokes,“Mutte muccassu yogehi,like the moon released from the eclipse.cando rāhuggahā iva;When your mind is released,Vippamuttena cittena,enjoy your alms free of debt.anaṇā bhuñja piṇḍakan”ti.
That is how the Buddha regularly advised the trainee nun Muttā with these verses.Itthaṁ sudaṁ bhagavā muttaṁ sikkhamānaṁ imāya gāthāya abhiṇhaṁ ovadatīti.
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