Note 2 — The Crab and the Frog
Reading edition
Karagama Devi pal, eka mage duwa pal, hatara pata naeliyen dek, deka, deka, deka. Lit., “the protection of Karagama Devi,” etc. The oaths of this kind most commonly heard are ammā pal, “by [my] mother,” and aes deka pal, “by [my] two eyes.” But ammappā pal, “by [my] mother and father,” and maha poḷowa pal, “by the great earth,” are not unusual. ↑