[29] Then, when the night was far advanced, a certain deity of surpassing beauty, illuminating the entire Jetavana, approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, she stood to one side. Standing to one side, that deity said this to the Blessed One: "Venerable sir, these seven qualities (dhammā) lead to a bhikkhu's non-decline. What seven? Reverence for the Teacher (satthugāravatā), reverence for the Dhamma (dhammagāravatā), reverence for the Saṅgha (saṅghagāravatā), reverence for the training (sikkhāgāravatā), reverence for concentration (samādhi) (samādhigāravatā), reverence for heedfulness (appamādagāravatā), and reverence for hospitality (paṭisanthāragāravatā). These seven qualities, venerable sir, lead to a bhikkhu's non-decline." Thus spoke that deity; the Teacher approved. Then that deity, thinking, "The Teacher approves of me," paid homage to the Blessed One, circumambulated him with her right side towards him, and vanished right there.
Then, when that night had passed, the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus: "Bhikkhus, this past night, when the night was far advanced, a certain deity of surpassing beauty, illuminating the entire Jetavana, approached me; having approached and paid homage to me, she stood to one side. Standing to one side, bhikkhus, that deity said this to me: 'Venerable sir, these seven qualities lead to a bhikkhu's non-decline. What seven? Reverence for the Teacher, reverence for the Dhamma, reverence for the Saṅgha, reverence for the training, reverence for concentration, reverence for heedfulness, and reverence for hospitality. These seven qualities, venerable sir, lead to a bhikkhu's non-decline.' This, bhikkhus, is what that deity said; and having said this, she paid homage to me, circumambulated me with her right side towards me, and vanished right there."
Revering the Teacher, revering the Dhamma,
deeply reverential toward the Saṅgha,
revering concentration, ardent,
deeply reverential toward the training,
a bhikkhu revering heedfulness,
reverential toward hospitality,
is incapable of decline
and is in the very presence of Nibbāna.
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.