The person who solicits is said to meet with death. The giver, however, is said not to meet with death. The giver is said to give life to him who solicits. By an act of gift, O Yudhishthira, the giver is said to rescue his own self also.
प्रियते याचमानो वै न जातु म्रियते ददत्। ददत् संजीवयत्येनमात्मानं च युधिष्ठिर॥