To give is better than to receive

To give is better than to receive. This has its true meaning in Srimad
Bhagavatam and in ISKCON. In the Bhagavad-gita As It Is Krsna
guarantees: ye yatha mam prapadyante...[BG 4.11] "accordingly" is key word in this translation.

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In Srimad Bhagavatam 2.3.17, from the ayur harati vai pumsam
verse's purport, we find Srila Prabhupada writing: "The materialistic
way of pious activities like charity is recommended in the
smrti-sastras as quoted by Srila Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura. Money
given in charity to a suitable person is guaranteed bank balance in the
next life. Such charity is recommended to be given to a brahmana. If
the money is given in charity to a non-brahmana (without brahminical
qualification) the money is returned in the next life in the same
proportion. If it is given in charity to a half-educated brahmana, even
then the money is returned double. If the money is given in charity to
a learned and fully qualified brahmana, the money is returned a hundred
and a thousand times, and if the money is given to a veda-paraga (one
who has factually realized the path of the Vedas), it is returned by
unlimited multiplication. The ultimate end of Vedic knowledge is
realization of the Personality of Godhead, Lord Krsna, as stated in the
Bhagavad-gita (vedais ca sarvair aham eva vedyah [Bg. 15.15]). There is
a guarantee of money's being returned if given in charity, regardless
of the proportion. Similarly, a moment passed in the association of a
pure devotee by hearing and chanting the transcendental messages of the
Lord is a perfect guarantee for eternal life, for returning home, back
to Godhead. Mad-dhama gatva punar janma na vidyate. In other words, a
devotee of the Lord is guaranteed eternal life. A devotee's old age or
disease in the present life is but an impetus to such guaranteed
eternal life."