1.1“Imaṁ, bhikkhave, rattiṁ aññatarā devatā …pe… maṁ etadavoca:“Mendicants, tonight a deity … said to me:1.2‘sattime, bhante, dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattanti.‘Sir, these seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant.1.3Katame satta?What seven?1.4Satthugāravatā, dhammagāravatā, saṅghagāravatā, sikkhāgāravatā, samādhigāravatā, sovacassatā, kalyāṇamittatā.Respect for the Teacher, for the teaching, for the Saṅgha, for the training, for immersion; being easy to admonish, and good friendship.1.5Ime kho, bhante, satta dhammā bhikkhuno aparihānāya saṁvattantī’ti.These seven things don’t lead to the decline of a mendicant.’

1.6Idamavoca, bhikkhave, sā devatā.That is what that deity said.1.7Idaṁ vatvā maṁ abhivādetvā padakkhiṇaṁ katvā tatthevantaradhāyīti.Then he bowed and respectfully circled me, keeping me on his right side, before vanishing right there.

2.1Satthugaru dhammagaru,Respect for the Teacher and the teaching,2.2saṅghe ca tibbagāravo;and keen respect for the Saṅgha;2.3Samādhigaru ātāpī,respecting immersion, being energetic,2.4sikkhāya tibbagāravo.and keen respect for the training.

3.1Kalyāṇamitto suvaco,∥One with good friends, easy to admonish,3.2sappatisso sagāravo;reverential and respectful,3.3Abhabbo parihānāya,can’t decline,3.4nibbānasseva santike”ti.and has drawn near to extinguishment.”

3.5Tatiyaṁ.