[399] Setting at Sāvatthī. Then, in the middle of the day, King Pasenadi of Kosala approached the Blessed One; having approached, he paid homage to the Blessed One and sat down to one side.
To King Pasenadi of Kosala, seated to one side, the Blessed One said this: "Well now, great king, where are you coming from in the middle of the day?"
"Venerable sir, my grandmother has died — old, aged, burdened with years, advanced in life, come to the last stage, one hundred and twenty years from birth. And, venerable sir, my grandmother was dear and beloved to me. If, venerable sir, by means of the elephant-treasure I could obtain [the wish] 'May my grandmother not die!', I would give even the elephant-treasure: 'May my grandmother not die!' If, venerable sir, by means of the horse-treasure I could obtain [the wish] 'May my grandmother not die!', I would give even the horse-treasure: 'May my grandmother not die!' If, venerable sir, by means of a prize village I could obtain [the wish] 'May my grandmother not die!', I would give even a prize village: 'May my grandmother not die!' If, venerable sir, by means of the country I could obtain [the wish] 'May my grandmother not die!', I would give even the country: 'May my grandmother not die!' It is wonderful, venerable sir! It is marvellous, venerable sir! — how well this has been spoken by the Blessed One: 'All beings are subject to death (maraṇa), have death as their end, and have not passed beyond death.'"
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.