That man who having stolen a cow makes a gift of her to a Brahmana, enjoys happiness in Heaven as the reward of the gift but suffers misery in Hell for the sin of theft for the same period.
अपहत्य तु यो गां वै ब्राह्मणाय प्रयच्छति। यावद् दानफलं तस्यास्तावन्निरयमृच्छति॥