Tatrāyaṃ devaputto uggaṇhanto imā gāthāyo saddhiṃ vibhaṅgena uggaṇhi, devattassa pana pamādādhiṭṭhānattā dibbehi ārammaṇehi nippīḷiyamāno anupubbena suttaṃ sammuṭṭho gāthāmattameva dhāresi. Tenāha "evaṃ kho ahaṃ bhikkhu dhāremi bhaddekarattiyo gāthā"ti.

Uggaṇhāhi tvantiādīsu tuṇhībhūto nisīditvā suṇanto uggaṇhāti nāma, vācāya sajjhāyaṃ karonto pariyāpuṇāti nāma, aññesaṃ vācento dhāreti nāma. Sesamettha uttānamevāti.

Papañcasūdaniyā majjhimanikāyaṭṭhakathāya

lomasakaṅgiyabhaddekarattasuttavaṇṇanā niṭṭhitā.