Dhammapada Verse 219 & 220: Receiving a Loved One

Dhammapada verse(s) in Pali:

Verse 219
cirappavāsiṃ purisaṃ, dūrato sotthimāgataṃ.
ñātimittā suhajjā ca, abhinandanti āgataṃ.

Verse 220
tatheva katapuññampi, asmā lokā paraṃ gataṃ.
puññāni paṭigaṇhanti, piyaṃ ñātīva āgataṃ.
piyavaggo soḷasamo niṭṭhito.

English translation of verse(s):

Verse 219
When, after a long absence, a man safely returns from afar, his relatives, friends and well-wishers welcome him home on arrival.

Verse 220
As kinsmen welcome a dear one on arrival, even so his own good deeds will welcome the doer of good who has gone from this world to the next.

(Translated by Acharya Buddharakkhita)

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Original Pali Text: https://www.digitalpalireader.online/_dprhtml/index.html?loc=k.1.x.x.x.x.x.m

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