Afflicted with the burthen we bear, this is what we think (beneficial for men), without the slightest selfish end. By observing this rule for full year, fasting on each occasion, Brahmanas Kshatriyas, and Vaishays and Shudras, acquire great merits from such gifts.
एवं मन्यामहे सर्वे भारार्ता निरपेक्षिणः। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वा यधुपोषितः॥