Matsyapurana 38.2

38.2

ahaṃ hi pūrvo vayasā bhavadbhayas tenābhivādaṃ bhavatāṃ na yuñje
yo vidyayā tapasā janmanā vā vṛddhaḥ sa vai sambhavati dvijānām //

Yayâti.—“I am King Yayâti, son of Nahuṣa and father of Puru. Indra has hurled me down from the world of Surâs and Siddhâs for despising all creatures; and, now devoid of virtue, I am falling. I do not salute you, for I am your senior in age, because among the twice-born, one who is greater in learning, or, asceticism or senior in age, is a respected.”—1-2.