Sahassavagga ⧸ Gāthā 109
Abhivādanasīlissa niccaṃ vaddhāpacāyino
Cattārā dhammā vaḍḍhanti āyu vaṇṇo sukhaṃ balaṃ
Cattārā dhammā vaḍḍhanti āyu vaṇṇo sukhaṃ balaṃ
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The Thousands ⧸ Verse 109
He who always greets and constantly reveres the aged, four things will increase to him, viz. life, beauty, happiness, power.
English translation by Max Müller, from The Sacred Books of the East (1881).
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