That man, who with great devotion and controlled senses makes gifts to the foremost of Brahmanas, is said to take a sixth part of the merits acquired by the Brahmanas by their penances.
प्रयतो ब्राह्मणाने यः श्रद्धया परया युतः। उपस्पर्शनषड्भागं लभते पुरुषः सदा॥