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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.7.41
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 41
- sarve vedāś ca yajñāś ca
- tapo dānāni cānagha
- jīvābhaya-pradānasya
- na kurvīran kalām api
sarveall kinds of — all kinds of; vedāḥdivisions of the Vedas — divisions of the Vedas; caalso — also; yajñāḥsacrifices — sacrifices; caalso — also; tapaḥpenances — penances; dānānicharities — charities; caand — and; anaghaO spotless one — O spotless one; jīvathe living entity — the living entity; abhayaimmunity from material pangs — immunity from material pangs; pradānasyaof one who gives such assurance — of one who gives such assurance; nanot — not; kurvīrancan he equalized — can he equalized; kalāmeven partially — even partially; apicertainly — certainly.
O spotless one, your answers to all these questions will grant immunity from all material miseries. Such charity is greater than all Vedic charities, sacrifices, penances, etc.
The highest perfectional work of charity is to give people in general immunity from the anxieties of material existence. This can be done only by performing activities in devotional service to the Lord. Such knowledge is incomparable. Cultivation of the knowledge in the Vedas, performance of sacrifice, and distribution of munificent charities all together cannot form even a part of the immunity from the pangs of material existence that is gained from devotional service. The charity of Maitreya not only will help Vidura, but, due to its universal nature, will deliver all others in all times. Thus Maitreya is immortal.