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Aligning Consciousness

Ch 17Verse 22
Adhyāya 17 Shloka 22

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते | असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् || २२ ||

adeśa-kāle yad dānam apātrebhyaś ca dīyate | asat-kṛtam avajñātaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛtam || 22 ||

"And charity performed at an impure place, at an improper time, to unworthy persons, or without proper attention and respect is said to be in the mode of ignorance."

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The Direct Meaning

Charity in the mode of ignorance (tāmasam) is harmful. It is given at an improper or impure place and time (adeśa-kāle), and to completely unworthy or dangerous recipients (apātrebhyaś). Moreover, it is given without any proper respect, or with active contempt and disdain for the receiver (asat-kṛtam avajñātam).

Translated from the original Sanskrit text

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