Vishweshwara-samhita - Chapter 15 - Verse 44
Shiva Purana (siva.sh) · 15 · Verse 44
Sanskrit Original
क्षत्रियाणां विशां चैव शौर्यवाणिज्यकार्जितम् । उत्तमं द्रव्यमित्याहुः शूद्राणां भृतकार्जितम् ४१ ।रौप्यं लवणकूष्मांडे कन्याद्वादशकं तथा । गोदानाद्दत्तगव्येन गोमयेनोपकारिणा ४४ ।
kSatriyANAM vizAM caiva zauryavANijyakArjitam । uttamaM dravyamityAhuH zUdrANAM bhRtakArjitam 41 ।raupyaM lavaNakUSmAMDe kanyAdvAdazakaM tathA । godAnAddattagavyena gomayenopakAriNA 44 ।
For Kshatriyas and for the people of the village, wealth earned through valor, commerce, and business is considered the best. For Shudras, the wealth earned through servitude is considered. Silver, salt, mustard seeds, and the dowry (the gift given at marriage), as well as cows, when given in charity, should be accompanied by cow dung or other useful forms of helpful charity.