At Rājagaha. Standing to one side, the god Uttara recited this verse in the Buddha’s presence:

“This life, so very short, is led onward.
There’s no shelter for someone who’s been led on by old age.
Seeing this peril in death,
you should do good deeds that bring happiness.”

“This life, so very short, is led onward.
There’s no shelter for someone who’s been led on by old age.
Seeing this peril in death,
one looking for peace would drop the world’s bait.”