SA-2 171（一七一）

Thus have I heard:

Once, the Buddha was at Jetavana Anāthapiṇḍada-ārāma in Śrāvastī. At that time, a god, with his radiance doubled, came to where the Buddha was in the middle of the night. His majestic light illuminated the entire Jetavana, brightly shining everywhere. He then sat to one side and spoke a verse:

Heavenly maidens attend on the left and right, and piśācas fill it
In the forest of ignorance and darkness, how can one pass through it?

At that time, the World-Honored One replied in verse:

Uprightness is called the path, fearlessness is called skillful means
soundlessness is called happiness, and it can cover good contemplation
Shame and conscience are the reins, mindfulness is the attendant
wisdom is the good vehicle, and right view is the
guide. Men and women who can ride this vehicle will
surely abandon form and name, free from desire, and cut
off birth and death.

The gods also praised in verse:

I have already seen in the past a brahmin enter parinirvāṇa. Disgust and fear have
long been abandoned, and he is able to cross over the love of the world.

At that time, after this god had spoken this verse, he joyfully returned to his palace.