Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 12
Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā-saṃvāda: Sat-strī-samudācāra and Pati-dharma
Conduct of the Virtuous Wife
अल्पो5पि तादृशो दायो भवत्युत महाफल: । तृषिताय च ते दत्त हृदयेनानसूयता
alpo 'pi tādṛśo dāyo bhavaty uta mahāphalaḥ | tṛṣitāya ca te dattaṃ hṛdayenān asūyatā ||
毗耶娑说道：“即便是微小的施与，若以如是之法而施，也会结成广大之果。你以无嫉之心，将饮食与清水施予口渴的来宾；因此，那看似微薄的布施，便生出无量功德。教义所示：内在的心行——不嫉、善意、敬奉法（dharma）——能使施舍的灵果，远超所施之物的多少。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The fruit of charity depends primarily on the giver’s intention and purity of heart. Even a small offering becomes highly meritorious when given according to dharma—especially to one in need—without envy, resentment, or ulterior motive.
Vyāsa addresses a listener and affirms that the listener’s act of giving food and water to a thirsty guest, done sincerely and without jealousy, is a dharmic deed whose reward is great despite the smallness of the material gift.