[304] Bhikkhus, this night, when the night was far advanced, a certain deity of surpassing beauty, illuminating the entire Jetavana, approached me; having approached, she paid homage to me and stood to one side. Standing to one side, bhikkhus, that deity said this to me: "Venerable sir, these six qualities (dhammā) lead to a bhikkhu's non-decline. What six? Reverence for the Teacher (satthugāravatā), reverence for the Dhamma, reverence for the Saṅgha, reverence for the training (sikkhā), reverence for moral shame (hiri), and reverence for moral dread (ottappa). These six qualities, venerable sir, lead to a bhikkhu's non-decline." This is what that deity said, bhikkhus. Having said this, she paid homage to me, circumambulated me keeping the right side towards me, and vanished right there.
Revering the Teacher, revering the Dhamma,
and with keen reverence for the Saṅgha,
endowed with moral shame and moral dread,
deferential and respectful—
such a one is incapable of decline
and is indeed in the presence of Nibbāna.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.