Hearing of a Brahmana gifted with proper qualifications and respected by all good people, one should invite him even if he lives at a distance and welcoming him when he arrives one should adore him by all means in his power. making gifts, thercfore, one should always select the object to whom the gift is to be made.
निशम्य च गुणोपेतं ब्राह्मणं साधुसम्मतम्। दूरादानाय्य सत्कृत्य सर्वतश्चापि पूजयेत्॥