गोदानेन च यत्पुण्यं पात्राय विधिपूर्वकम् । सत्कृत्य भिक्षवे भिक्षां दत्त्वा तत्फलमाप्नुयात्
godānena ca yatpuṇyaṃ pātrāya vidhipūrvakam | satkṛtya bhikṣave bhikṣāṃ dattvā tatphalamāpnuyāt
O mérito obtido ao doar uma vaca, segundo o rito, a um recipiente digno—esse mesmo fruto se alcança ao honrar um mendicante e dar-lhe esmola com devido respeito.
Skanda
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A householder in Kāśī respectfully welcomes a saffron-clad mendicant, offers water and alms; in the background a cow with a garland symbolizes go-dāna equivalence; Gaṅgā-ghāṭa ambience implied.
Respectful almsgiving to a worthy mendicant can equal the famed merit of cow-donation when done with proper reverence.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is the broader sacred setting of the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, where dharma such as dāna is praised as especially fruitful.
Give bhikṣā (alms/food) to a bhikṣu after satkāra (honoring), paralleling the prescribed method (vidhi) of go-dāna to a pātra.