Bhagavad Gita 17.20
Chapter 17: Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Kinds of Faith) · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे ।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇe |deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ||
Meaning of Gita 17.20 in English
A gift given simply because giving is right, to someone who cannot return the favour, at the right place and time and to a deserving person, is sattvic charity.
गीता 17.20 का हिंदी अर्थ
जो दान केवल कर्तव्य समझकर, ऐसे व्यक्ति को जो बदले में कुछ न दे सके, सही जगह, सही समय और योग्य पात्र को दिया जाता है, वह सात्त्विक दान है।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.