māse māse sahasreṇa yo yajeta samā śatam |
na tat prāṇānukampāyāḥ kalām arghati ṣoḍaśīm |24,27|
30. He who for a hundred years makes a thousand sacrifices each month, is not worth the sixteenth part of him who is merciful to animated creatures.
31. He who for a hundred years makes a thousand sacrifices each month, is not worth the sixteenth part of him who is merciful to beings (bhuta).
32. He who for a hundred years makes a thousand sacrifices each month, is not worth the sixteenth part of him who seeks to show kindness.