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## Padma Purana:
"He who is equal in honor and dishonor, in pleasure and pain, and in grass and gold, is called a virtuous recipient. ||57|| Those who are free from all attachments, are absorbed in great austerities, and are always devoted to the contemplation of truth, are called Shramanas (ascetics) and are the best recipients. ||58|| Whatever food, drink, medicine, or other things useful for them are given to these Shramanas with devotion and according to their ability, yield great results. ||59|| Just as a seed sown in fertile land yields abundant wealth, so too does a gift given to a virtuous recipient with a pure heart yield abundant wealth. ||60|| A recipient who is filled with attachment, aversion, etc., is not a true recipient, and does not yield the desired result. Therefore, it is pointless to think about the result of giving to such a recipient. ||61|| Just as a seed sown in barren land does not produce anything, so too does a gift given to a sinful recipient who is attached to false views not yield any fruit. ||62|| Water drawn from a polluted well, if drunk by a sugarcane plant, becomes sweet, but if drunk by a neem tree, becomes bitter. ||63|| Similarly, water from the same lake, if drunk by a cow, becomes milk, but if drunk by a snake, becomes poison. In the same way, a gift given to a virtuous recipient yields good results, while a gift given to a wicked recipient yields bad results. ||64|| Some recipients, though attached to false views, are still imbued with the spirit of right view. For such recipients, a gift given with devotion yields mixed results, both good and bad. ||65|| Giving to the poor, the blind, etc., is called compassionate giving, and though it may yield some results, it is not considered the best kind of giving. ||66|| All those who wear the garb of religion strive to preach their own doctrines, but those who have a pure heart should carefully examine them. ||67|| Wealth given to householders who are equal to oneself, but who are filled with lust, anger, etc., does not yield any fruit. ||68||"