The merit won by abstaining from meat, we have heard is superior to that of one who makes presents of gold, of kine, and of land.
हिरण्यदानैर्गोदानैर्भूमिदानैश्च सर्वशः। मांसस्याभक्षणे धर्मो विशिष्ट इति नः श्रुतिः॥