Gifts, study of the Vedas, sacrifices, penances, modesty, guilelessness and selfcontrol,-these increase one's energy and dissipate one's sins.
दानमध्ययनं यज्ञस्तपो हीरार्जवं दमः॥ एतैर्वर्धयते तेजः पाप्मानं चापकर्षति।