Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 6 - Chapter 1 - Verse 5


Sanskrit:

श्रीदेवा ऊचु:किं नु तद् दुस्त्यजं ब्रह्मन् पुंसां भूतानुकम्पिनाम् ।भवद्विधानां महतां पुण्यश्लोकेड्यकर्मणाम् ॥ ५ ॥

ITRANS:

śrī-devā ūcuḥkiṁ nu tad dustyajaṁ brahmanpuṁsāṁ bhūtānukampināmbhavad-vidhānāṁ mahatāṁpuṇya-ślokeḍya-karmaṇām

Translation:

The demigods replied: O exalted brāhmaṇa, pious persons like you, whose activities are praiseworthy, are very kind and affectionate to people in general. What can’t such pious souls give for the benefit of others? They can give everything, including their bodies.

Purport: