In the Mahabharata, story of King Shibi is narrated wherein the King explained that he does not give daan for prestige or gain. He gives daan only because it is the righteous path of dharm, on which the best have always walked.<ref>Mahabharat, Van Parv, Markandeya Samaasya Parv. Ch. 198 (Ved Vyas, 2001, pp. 1518-21)</ref>