[551] Then King Pasenadi of Kosala, having gone by elephant as far as the ground was passable for the elephant, descended from the elephant and approached the venerable Ānanda on foot; having approached, he paid homage to the venerable Ānanda and stood to one side. Standing to one side, King Pasenadi of Kosala said this to the venerable Ānanda: "Venerable sir, if the venerable Ānanda has no urgent business to attend to, it would be good, venerable sir, if the venerable Ānanda would go to the bank of the river Aciravatī, out of compassion." The venerable Ānanda consented by silence.
Then the venerable Ānanda went to the bank of the river Aciravatī and, having gone there, sat down on a seat prepared at the root of a certain tree. Then King Pasenadi of Kosala, having gone by elephant as far as the ground was passable for the elephant, descended from the elephant and approached the venerable Ānanda on foot; having approached, he paid homage to the venerable Ānanda and stood to one side. Standing to one side, King Pasenadi of Kosala said this to the venerable Ānanda: "Here, venerable sir, let the venerable Ānanda sit on this wooden spread." "Enough, great king. You sit; seated, I am on my own seat." King Pasenadi of Kosala sat down on the seat that had been prepared.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.