न सत्यं दानमानौ वा यज्ञो वाप्याप्तदक्षिणः। तथा बलकराः सीते यथा सेवा पितुर्मता॥
na satyaṃ dānamānau vā yajño vāpyāptadakṣiṇaḥ| tathā balakarāḥ sīte yathā sevā piturmatā||
English Meaning
Truth, almsgiving, honour, and sacrifices with profuse gifts are not so strengthening (in life to come) as the service rendered to the parents.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)