Dan kemudian, ketika malam telah larut, pada jaga pertama malam itu, Yang Mulia Ānanda bangkit dari duduknya, merapikan jubahnya di satu bahu, mengangkat kedua telapak tangan bersikap añjali 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,