श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोग — SHRADDHATRAYA VIBHAGA YOGA
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे ।देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥ १७.२० ॥
datavyam iti yad danam diyate 'nupakarine deshe kale cha patre cha tad danam sattvikam smritam
Hindi
जो दान यह मानकर दिया जाता है कि देना कर्तव्य है, बिना किसी प्रतिफल की आशा के, उचित स्थान, समय और पात्र को देखकर, उस दान को सात्त्विक कहा गया है।
English
That gift given simply because it is right to give, to one who can offer nothing in return, at the proper place and time, and to a worthy recipient, is remembered as charity in the mode of goodness.
Verse 20 / 28 in Chapter 17