RV 37 (2)

Rig Veda · translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith

2 He whom of old I called on, him I call on now. He is to be invoked; his name is He who Gives, 3 Fat may the horses be wherewith thou specdest on: Lord of the Wood, unharming, strengthen thou thyse 4 From Hotar's cup and Potar's he hath drunk and joyed: the proffered food hath pleased him from the 5 Yoke, O ye Twain, to−day your hero−bearing car, swift−moving hitherward: your loosing−place is here 6 Agni, accept the fuel and our offered gift: accept the prayer of man, accept our eulogy,

RV 37 (2) · Rig Veda · null

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Charity in other traditions

The same theme, as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Taoism address it.

And of them is he who made a covenant with Allah (saying): If He give us of His bounty we will give alms and become of the righteous.

Quran 9:75 · Quran · Repentance

Give them, O LORD: what wilt thou give? give them a miscarrying womb and dry breasts.

Hosea 9:14 · Bible · Hosea

Give up what is before, give up what is behind, give up what is in the middle, when thou goest to the other shore of existence; if thy mind is altogether free, thou wilt not again enter into birth and decay.

Dhp 24.348 · Dhammapada · Thirst

I do not know its name, and I give it the designation of the Tao (the Way or Course). Making an effort (further) to give it a name I call it The Great.

Tao Te Ching 25.2 · Tao Te Ching

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