Chapter 17, Verse 21
Chapter 17 · karma-yoga
Shloka
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः | दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ||१७-२१||
yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ . dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ taddānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ||17-21||
English Meaning
English Meaning
And, that gift which is given with a view to receive something in return, or looking for a reward, or reluctantly, is held to be Rajasic.
Hindi Meaning
और जो दान क्लेशपूर्वक तथा प्रत्युपकार के उद्देश्य से अथवा फल की कामना रखकर दिया जाता हैं, वह दान राजस माना गया है।।
Russian Meaning
И тот подарок, который дается с целью получить что-то взамен, или в поисках награды, или неохотно, считается раджасичным.
Spanish Meaning
Y ese regalo que se da con miras a recibir algo a cambio, o buscando una recompensa, o de mala gana, se considera rajásico.
Commentary
Charity or gift that is given in the hope that it will be returned in the future and praised in public or that the gift will bring some unseen reward or heavenly pleasure is passionate. If a man makes a gift to a Brahmana or a Sannyasin with the hope that all his sins will be washed away? this is also a Rajasic gift. If a man is grieved at heart after making the gift this is also a gift of passionate nature.