King Harishchandra said that the gift of gold washes off sins, leads to long life, and yields inexhaustible merit to the departed means.
पवित्रमथ चायुष्यं पितॄणामक्षयं च तत्। सुवर्णं मनुजेन्द्रेण हरिश्चन्द्रेण कीर्तितम्॥