Pupphavagga ⧸ Gāthā 56
Appamatto ayaṃ gandho yāyaṃ tagaracandanī
Yo ca sīlavataṃ gandho vāti devesu uttamo
Yo ca sīlavataṃ gandho vāti devesu uttamo
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Flowers ⧸ Verse 56
Mean is the scent that comes from Tagara and sandal-wood;—the perfume of those who possess virtue rises up to the gods as the highest.
English translation by Max Müller, from The Sacred Books of the East (1881).
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