Manusmriti
यत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति गां दत्त्वा विधिवद् गुरोः । तत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति भिक्षां दत्त्वा द्विजो गृही ॥ ९५ ॥
A twice-born householder gains, by giving alms, the same reward for his meritorious act which (a student) obtains for presenting, in accordance with the rule, a cow to his teacher.
english translation
yat puNyaphalamApnoti gAM dattvA vidhivad guroH । tat puNyaphalamApnoti bhikSAM dattvA dvijo gRhI ॥ 95 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscriptयत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति गां दत्त्वा विधिवद् गुरोः । तत् पुण्यफलमाप्नोति भिक्षां दत्त्वा द्विजो गृही ॥ ९५ ॥
A twice-born householder gains, by giving alms, the same reward for his meritorious act which (a student) obtains for presenting, in accordance with the rule, a cow to his teacher.
english translation
yat puNyaphalamApnoti gAM dattvA vidhivad guroH । tat puNyaphalamApnoti bhikSAM dattvA dvijo gRhI ॥ 95 ॥
hk transliteration by Sanscript