[787] On one occasion the Venerable Ānanda was dwelling at Rājagaha, in the Bamboo Grove, the Squirrels' Feeding Ground. Now on that occasion the householder (gahapati) Sirivaḍḍha was afflicted, suffering, gravely ill. Then the householder Sirivaḍḍha addressed a certain man: "Come, good man, go to the Venerable Ānanda; having approached, pay homage with your head at the Venerable Ānanda's feet in my name, saying: 'Venerable sir, the householder Sirivaḍḍha is afflicted, suffering, gravely ill; he pays homage with his head at the Venerable Ānanda's feet.' And say this: 'It would be good, venerable sir, if the Venerable Ānanda would come to the residence of the householder Sirivaḍḍha, out of compassion.'"
"Yes, venerable sir," that man replied to the householder Sirivaḍḍha, and he approached the Venerable Ānanda; having approached, he paid respectful greeting to the Venerable Ānanda and sat down to one side. Sitting to one side, that man said this to the Venerable Ānanda: "Venerable sir, the householder Sirivaḍḍha is afflicted, suffering, gravely ill; he pays homage with his head at the Venerable Ānanda's feet, and he says this: 'It would be good, venerable sir, if the Venerable Ānanda would come to the residence of the householder Sirivaḍḍha, out of compassion.'" The Venerable Ānanda consented by silence.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.