Kemudian, ketika malam telah larut, di akhir jaga pertama, Yang Mulia Ānanda bangkit dari duduknya, merapikan jubah luar di satu bahu, merangkapkan telapak tangan menghadap Bhagavā, dan berkata:
And then, as the night was getting late, in the first watch of the night, Venerable Ānanda rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha and said,