That man who gives unto one who comes to his house and begs it, is said, O chief of the Bharatas, to contribute both life and energy to living creatures.
प्राणान् ददाति भूतानां तेजश्च भरतर्षभ। गृहमभ्यागतायाऽथ यो दद्यादन्नमर्थिने॥