Mahaparinibbanasuttam (DN 16) - Ancient Buddhist Texts

The Fifth Chapter for Recitation - 199
“Atikhippaṁ Bhagavā parinibbāyissati,
“Too quickly the Gracious One will attain Final Emancipation,
atikhippaṁ Sugato parinibbāyissati,
too quickly the Fortunate One will attain Final Emancipation,
atikhippaṁ Cakkhumā loke antaradhāyissatī!” ti
too quickly the Visionary in the world will disappear!”
Atha kho Mallā ca Mallaputtā ca Mallasuṇisā ca Mallapajāpatiyo ca,
Then the Mallas, the sons of the Mallas, the daughters-in-law of the Mallas, and the
wives of the Mallas,
aghāvino dummanā cetodukkhasamappitā,
miserable, depressed, with their minds given over to suffering,
yena Upavattanaṁ Mallānaṁ Sālavanaṁ, yen’ Āyasmā Ānando tenupasaṅkamiṁsu.
approached the Mallas’ Sal Wood at Upavattana, and approached venerable Ānanda.
Atha kho āyasmato Ānandassa etad-ahosi:
Then this occurred to venerable Ānanda:
“Sace kho ahaṁ Kosinārake Malle ekam-ekaṁ Bhagavantaṁ vandāpessāmi
“If I make the Mallas of Kusinārā worship the Gracious One one by one
avandito ca Bhagavā Kosinārakehi Mallehi bhavissati
before the Gracious One has been worshipped by the Mallas of Kusinārā
athāyaṁ ratti vibhāyissati.
the night will end. 233
Yannūnāhaṁ Kosinārake Malle kulaparivattaso kulaparivattaso ṭhapetvā,
Now what if I, having segregated the Mallas family by family,
Bhagavantaṁ vandāpeyyaṁ:
made them worship the Gracious One, (saying):
‘Itthannāmo Bhante Mallo saputto sabhariyo sapariso sāmacco
‘A Malla named so and so, together with his children, wife, dependents, and councillors
Bhagavato pāde sirasā vandatī’?” ti
worships the Gracious One’s feet with his head’?”
Atha kho āyasmā Ānando
Then venerable Ānanda
233 Literally: the night will become bright.