kataññutāya abhivādayāmi tan"ti.

Athāyasmā mahāmoggallāno attanā ca devatāya ca kathitaniyāmeneva taṃ bhagavato ārocesi. Satthā tamatthaṃ paccanubhāsitvā taṃ aṭṭhuppattiṃ katvā sampatta- parisāya dhammaṃ desetuṃ "disvāna devaṃ paṭipucchi bhikkhū"tiādimāha.