Shiva Purana

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सनत्कुमार उवाच ।। शस्तानि घोरदानानि महादानानि नित्यशः।। पात्रेभ्यस्तु प्रदेयानि आत्मानं तारयंति च।। १।।

sanskrit

Sanatkumāra said:— Ten charitable gifts are called great gifts (mahādāna) and are praiseworthy. They shall be given to deserving persons every day. They enable the soul to cross the ocean of worldly existence.

english translation

sanatkumAra uvAca || zastAni ghoradAnAni mahAdAnAni nityazaH|| pAtrebhyastu pradeyAni AtmAnaM tArayaMti ca|| 1||

hk transliteration by Sanscript