Matsya Purana 246.22

246.22

tatsādhu sukṛtaṃ karma tapaḥ sucaritaṃ mama.
yanmayā dattamīśeṣaḥ svayamādāsyate hariḥ .. 246.22 ..

What can be the greater fruit of an asceticism to me than the asking of the Lord for something from me! It indeed means my uncommon good fortune that the Lord for whose sake various asceticisms, gifts sacrifices, etc, are performed will accept my gift in person? Oh! certainly I did lots of good work in my previous births I performed severe asceticism, and I did many sacrifices, therefore Hari will take gifts from my hand in my sacrifice—21 24