The content tells that the cow-butcher’s grand-children became faithful disciples of the Buddha, but their father remained in Takkasila. As their father was getting old, the children invited him to come to Sāvatthī and offered alms to make merit on his behalf. After the meal, they asked the Buddha to give thanks for their father, and the Buddha admonished him with the verse, “Like a withered leaf are you now. The messengers of death wait on you. On the threshold of decay, you stand. Provision too there is none for you”.