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Verse 17·20

Sattvic giving without expectation of return

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दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे ।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥

dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate’nupakāriṇedeśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam

The sattwic way of giving is to do it for the sake of the giving and the beneficence and to one who does no benefit in return; and it is to bestow in the right conditions of time and place and on the right recipient (who is worthy or to whom the gift can be really helpful).

Gītā 17·20

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