King Nriga had made gifts of thousands of kine to the twice-born class. By giving away only one cow which did not belong to him, he fell into Hell.
गोप्रदानसहस्राणि द्विजेभ्योऽदान्नृगो नृपः॥ एकां दत्त्वा स पारक्यां नरकं समपद्यत।