The Brahmana is the guest of all creatures in the universe. He is entitled to the first part of every food. That house increases in prosperity to which the Brahmanas go from desire of getting alms and from which they return honoured on account of their desires being satisfied. The owner of such a house is born in his next life in a family, O Bharata, that has all the comforts and luxuries of life.
ब्राह्मणः सर्वभूतानामतिथिः प्रसृताग्रभुक्। विप्रा यदधिगच्छन्ति भिक्षमाणा गृहं सदा॥ सत्कृताश्च निवर्तन्ते तदतीव प्रवर्धते। महाभागे कुले प्रेत्य जन्म चाप्नोति भारत॥