Many Sinhala poems are derived from Jathaka stories. The anthology often includes poems that retell these moral stories in beautiful rhyming couplets, teaching values such as kindness, honesty, and sacrifice.

The book is famous for teaching Uthpreksha (poetic similes). For example, comparing the moon to a golden swan or a white lotus. These are crucial for developing a student's creative writing skills.

The National Library has digitized out-of-copyright literary works. If the edition you need is over 50 years old, you may find a scanned PDF available for public use.