Ahaṃ sakaraṇīyomhīti satthu parinibbāne upaṭṭhite maṇḍalamāḷaṃ pavisitvā kapisīsaṃ ālambitvā sokābhibhūtena vuttagāthā. Tattha sakaraṇīyomhīti dukkhaparijānanādinā karaṇīyena sakaraṇīyo amhi. Appattamānasoti anadhigatārahatto. Satthu ca parinibbānanti mayhaṃ satthu parinibbānañca upaṭṭhitaṃ. Yo amhaṃ anukampakoti yo satthā mayhaṃ anuggāhako.

Tadāsi yaṃ bhiṃsanakanti gāthā satthu parinibbānakāle paṭhavīkampanadevadundubhi- phalanādike disvā sañjātasaṃvegena vuttagāthā.

Bahussutotiādikā tisso gāthā theraṃ pasaṃsantehi saṅgītikārehi ṭhapitā. Tattha gatimantoti asadisāya ñāṇagatiyā samannāgato. Satimantotiparamena sati- nepakkena samannāgato. Dhitimantoti asādhāraṇāya byañjanatthāvadhāraṇasamatthāya dhitisampattiyā samannāgato. Ayaṃ hi thero ekapadeyeva ṭhatvā saṭṭhipadasahassāni satthārā kathitaniyāmeneva gaṇhāti, gahitañca suvaṇṇabhājane pakkhittasīhavasā viya sabbakālaṃ na vinassati, aviparītabyañjanāvadhāraṇasamatthāya satipubbaṅgamāya paññāya atthāvadhāraṇasamatthāya paññāpubbaṅgamāya satiyā ca samannāgato. Tenāha bhagavā "etadaggaṃ bhikkhave mama sāvakānaṃ bhikkhūnaṃ bahussutānan"tiādiṃ. Tathā cāha dhamma- senāpati "āyasmā ānando atthakusalo"tiādiṃ. Ratanākaroti saddhammaratanassa ākarabhūto.