He who procreates a person, he who rescues a person, and he who assigns the means of livelihood to a person, are considered as the three fathers.
यश्चैवमुत्पादयते यश्चैनं त्रायते भयात्। यश्चास्य कुरुते वृत्तिं सर्वं ते पितरस्त्रयः॥