Shiva Purana

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/143/24

यानि यानीह दानानि बहुमुन्युदितानि च ।। जीवाभयप्रदानस्य कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् ।। २४ ।।

sanskrit

All sorts of charitable gifts recommended by the sages do not merit even a sixteenth part of the gift of protection to a living being.

english translation

yAni yAnIha dAnAni bahumunyuditAni ca || jIvAbhayapradAnasya kalAM nArhaMti SoDazIm || 24 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript

siva.sh/siva-purana/rudra-samhita/143/24

यानि यानीह दानानि बहुमुन्युदितानि च ।। जीवाभयप्रदानस्य कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् ।। २४ ।।

sanskrit

All sorts of charitable gifts recommended by the sages do not merit even a sixteenth part of the gift of protection to a living being.

english translation

yAni yAnIha dAnAni bahumunyuditAni ca || jIvAbhayapradAnasya kalAM nArhaMti SoDazIm || 24 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript