So tattha yāvatāyukaṃ dibbasampattiṃ anubhavitvā aparāparaṃ devesuyeva saṃsaranto imasmimpi buddhuppāde tasseva kammassa vipākāvasesena yathāvutta- sampattivibhavo gopālo eva nāma devaputto hutvā tāvatiṃsesuyeva nibbatti. Taṃ sandhāya vuttaṃ "tena ca samayena āyasmā mahāmoggallāno .pe. Añjaliṃ sirasi paggayha aṭṭhāsī"ti.

Evaṃ pana upasaṅkamitvā ṭhitaṃ taṃ devaputtaṃ āyasmā mahāmoggallāno imāhi gāthāhi pucchi:-

[1015] "sahassayuttaṃ hayavāhanaṃ subhaṃ