प्रथमवयसि पीतं तोयमल्पं स्मरन्तः
शिरसि निहितभारा नारिकेला नराणाम् ।
सलिलममृतकल्पं दद्युराजीवनान्तं
न हि कृतमुपकारं साधवो विस्मरन्ति ॥
prathama-vayasi dattaṁ toyam alpaṁ smarantaḥ
śirasi nihita-bhārā nārikelā narāṇām |
salilam amṛta-kalpaṁ dadyur ājīvanāntaṁ
na hi kṛtam upakāraṁ sādhavo vismaranti ||
(Subhāṣita-ratna-bhāṇḍāgāra)
“Remembering the small amount of water given [to them by human beings] in their early age, coconut trees, holding loads on their heads, can give water resembling nectar to human beings as long as they live. [Similarly,] The sādhus never forget help rendered [unto them by others].”