However, when the nanny fell into a short sleep, Kozaisho got up and recited Buddhist invocation that "I believe in the Western Land of Utmost Bliss…. Please let my husband and myself meet in Paradise," and threw herself into the sea.
やがて、乳母がうたた寝すると小宰相は起き上がり、「南無西方極楽世界…どうか、別れた夫婦を極楽で会わせてください」と念仏を唱えると海に身を投げた。