By adoring his preceptor, one increases the period of his life as also his fame and prosperity. One should never censure the old, •nor send them on any business.
गुरुमभ्यर्च्य वर्धन्ते आयुषा यशसा श्रिया॥ वृद्धान् नाभिभवेज्जातु न चैतान् प्रेषयेदिति।