Adhyāya 17Ch 17•Verse 20
"Charity given out of duty, without expectation of ..."
Adhyāya 17 • Shloka 20
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे | देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् || २० ||
dātavyam iti yad dānaṁ dīyate 'nupakāriṇe | deśe kāle ca pātre ca tad dānaṁ sāttvikaṁ smṛtam || 20 ||
"Charity given out of duty, without expectation of return, at the proper time and place, and to a worthy person is considered to be in the mode of goodness."