अन्नदानं परं दानं विद्या दानं अतः परम् |
अन्नेन क्षणिका तृप्तिः यावज्जीवं च विद्ययो ||

annadanam param danam vidya danam atah param |
annena kshanika triptih yavajjivam cha vidyayo ||

Giving food to the hungry is a pious act of charity (dana); but superior to it is the gift of knowledge (vidyadanam). Because food relieves hunger only temporarily while imparted knowledge lasts lifelong.