।। सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। पानीयदानं परमं दानानामुत्तमं सदा ।। सर्वेषां जीवपुंजानां तर्पणं जीवनं स्मृतम् ।। १ ।।
Sanatkumāra said:— The gift of drink is the greatest and the most excellent of all gifts. Water the enlivener is the most satisfying to all living beings.