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Chapter 17
adesakale yaddanamapatrebhyaica diyate
asatkrtamavajfiatam tattamasamudahrtam
A gift, which is made at a wrong place and time, to an unworthy person, without respect or with contempt, is held to be, tamasika (of me mode of ignorance). 22
Comment:-
Asatkrtamavajnatam:- A tamasika gift, is made without respect, in a disdainful spirit When a priest, comes to receive the gift, to the house of tamasika people, they treat him with contempt and say that he did not come to their house, when his presence was required. Another memher of the family says, that
they should not be ensnared by such priests, they should instead give to the poor and the needy. They regard them as a dog, who should be given a morsel of food, otherwise it will bark. Such a gift is called tamasa, because by it ordinance of scriptures and the Brahmanas (members of the priest class), are dishonoured.
Adesakale yaddanam:- Out of delusion, the tamasika people, do not attach any importance to proper place and time. They say, that they have to make a gift, so it could be made, at any place and time. Thus they offer the gift, by dishonouring the ordinance of scriptures, because they instead of attaching importance to the ordinance of scriptures attach importance to the money.'
Apatrebhyasea diyate:- The tamasika people, give charity (gift), to an unworthy person, arguing that food given as a gift, will satisfy the hunger of that person also, and so it is, also a virtuous action. Moreover, they assume that the people of the priestly class, have made such rules, to earn their livelihood.
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