Skandapurana 7.16.24_113

7.16.24_113

I, Nārāyaṇa, Ananta, Brahmā, Śakra, the Wind, and the Fire—
we do not approve of a gift where brahmins are not honored.
Through whose grace long life, dharma, strength, happiness,
prosperity, fame, and dwelling in heaven are easily gained, those brahmins the wise person should worship.
Then, having invited the brahmins, wearing clean clothes and with a pure smile,
honoring them with obeisance, she should lie down on the ground covered with darbha grass.