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Verse 17·21

Rajasic giving for reward or return

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यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः ।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥

yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥdīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ taddānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam

The rajasic kind of giving is that which is done with unwillingness or violence to oneself or with a personal and egoistic object or in the hope of a return of some kind.

Gītā 17·21

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