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Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga · The Three Kinds of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.21-22
Sanskrit
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः । दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥17.21॥अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते । असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥17.22॥
Transliteration
yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ | dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ taddānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ‖17.21‖ adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate | asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam ‖17.22‖
Meaning
“But charity given to obtain a return, or aiming at fruit, or given grudgingly, that is held to be rajasic. Charity given at a wrong place and time, to unworthy recipients, without respect or with contempt, that is declared tamasic.”
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Theme: The Three Kinds of Faith
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