Dutiyapajjunnadhītu Sutta (SN 1.40) – The Discourse on the Second Daughter of Pajjunna

10. The Second Discourse on Pajjunna's Daughter

40. More Details Thus have I heard. On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling at Vesālī in the Great Wood in the Pinnacled Hall. Then Cūḷakokanadā, Pajjunna’s daughter, when the night was far advanced, with surpassing beauty, having illuminated almost the entire Great Wood, approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid respect to the Blessed One and stood to one side. Standing to one side, that deity Cūḷakokanadā, Pajjunna’s daughter, spoke these verses in the Blessed One’s presence:

"Here has come Kokanadā, Pajjunna’s daughter, beautiful as the gleam of lightning.

Paying homage to the Buddha and the Teaching, she spoke these verses full of meaning.

"Though the Teaching is so methodical that I might analyse it in many ways,

I shall state its meaning briefly to the extent I have learnt it by heart.

"One should not do any evil in the whole world by speech, mind, or body.

Having abandoned sensual pleasures, mindful and fully aware,

One should not pursue suffering connected with harm."