Sutta Piṭaka
Sukkātherīgāthā
Sukkātherīgāthā
“Kiṁme katā rājagahe manussā, Madhuṁ pītāva acchare; Ye sukkaṁ na upāsanti, Desentiṁ buddhasāsanaṁ.
Sukkā
“What’s up with these people in Rājagaha? They sprawl like they’ve been drinking mead! They don’t attend on Sukkā as she teaches the Buddha’s instructions.
Tañca appaṭivānīyaṁ, asecanakamojavaṁ; Pivanti maññe sappaññā, valāhakamivaddhagū.
But the wise— it’s as if they drink it up, so irresistible, delectable, and nutritious, like travelers enjoying a cool cloud.”
Sukkā sukkehi dhammehi, vītarāgā samāhitā; Dhāreti antimaṁ dehaṁ, jetvā māraṁ savāhinin”ti.
“She’s known as Sukkā because of her bright qualities, free of greed, serene. She bears her final body, having vanquished Māra with his legions.”