Ramayana
हेमभारं कुरुक्षेत्रे ग्रस्ते भानौ प्रयच्छति । यश्च रामायणं लोके शृणोति सदृशावुभौ ॥ 7-111-13 ॥
He who gives away a load of gold at Kurukshetra during an eclipse of the sun, and he who listens to the Ramayana in this world, the two are alike in merit.
english translation