Bhagavad Gita -Sivananda 376

Bhagavad Gita -Swami Sivananda

Chapter-17 : THE YOGA OF THE DIVISION OF THE THREEFOLD FAITH

Summary of Seventeenth Discourse

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Yattu pratyupakaaraartham phalamuddishya vaa punah;
Deeyate cha pariklishtam taddaanam raajasam smritam.

21. And, that gift which is made with a view to receive something in return, or looking for a
reward, or given reluctantly, is said to be Rajasic.

Adeshakaale yaddaanamapaatrebhyashcha deeyate;
Asatkritamavajnaatam tattaamasamudaahritam.

22. The gift which is given at the wrong place and time to unworthy persons, without respect
or with insult, is declared to be Tamasic.

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