Sesame seeds confer both prosperity and personal beauty cleanse the giver of all his sins. It is for this reason that the gift of sesame seeds is superior to the gift of every other article.
पौष्टिका रूपदाश्चैव तथा पापविनाशनाः। तस्मात् सर्वप्रदानेभ्यस्तिलदानं विशिष्यते॥