The fragrance of virtue, is about you. I think that all your acts are performed according to the ordinance. O son, gift is superior to ablutions in sacred waters and to the accomplishment of all Vedic vows. Indeed, O Brahmana, gift is inore auspicious than all religious rites. If it be not more meritorious than all religious rites, there can be no question about its superiority.
पुण्यस्यैवाभिगन्धस्ते मन्ये कर्मविधानजम्। अधिकं मार्जनात् तात तथा चैवानुलेपनात्॥ शुभं सर्वपवित्रेभ्यो दानमेव परं द्विजा नो चेत् सर्वपवित्रेभ्यो दानमेव परं भवेत्॥