Tatiyampi kho āyasmā ānando abhikkantāya rattiyā, nikkhante pacchime yāme, uddhaste aruṇe, nandimukhiyā rattiyā uṭṭhāyāsanā ekaṁsaṁ uttarāsaṅgaṁ karitvā yena bhagavā tenañjaliṁ paṇāmetvā bhagavantaṁ etadavoca:
Untuk ketiga kalinya, ketika malam telah larut, pada jaga terakhir malam, saat fajar menyingsing, membawa sukacita bagi malam itu, Yang Mulia Ānanda bangkit dari duduknya, merapikan jubahnya di satu bahu, mengangkat kedua telapak tangan bersikap añjali menghadap Bhagavā, dan berkata:
For a third time, as the night was getting late, in the last watch of the night, as dawn stirred, bringing joy to the night, Ānanda rose from his seat, arranged his robe over one shoulder, raised his cupped palms toward the Buddha and said,