Markandeya said : The life, that is useless, is of four kinds and the charity which is useless is of sixteen kinds. That life is useless in which there is no son born, in which one has no virtue. In which one lives on food given by another and in which one cook (food) for himself only, without giving to the Pitris, the celestials and the guests and one who eats before all these.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच वृथा जन्मानि चत्वारि वृथा दानानि षोडश। वृथा जन्म ह्यपुत्रस्य ये च धर्मबहिष्कृताः॥ परपाकेषु येऽश्नन्ति आत्मार्थं च पचेत् तु यः। पर्यश्नन्ति वृथा ये च तदसत्यं प्रकीर्त्यते।५॥