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  "name":"Bg. 17.22",
  "h1":"Bg. 17.22",
  "label":"Text 22",
  "title":"Bhagavad-gītā As It Is 17.22",
  "description":"And charity performed at an improper place and time and given to unworthy persons without respect and with contempt is charity in the mode of ignorance."

} —

Bg. 17.22

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते ।
असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥२२॥

Text

adeśa-kāle yad dānam
apātrebhyaś ca dīyate
asat-kṛtam avajñātaṁ
tat tāmasam udāhṛtam

Synonyms

adesa—unpurified place; kāle—unpurified time; yat—that which is; dānam—charity; apātrebhyaḥ—to unworthy persons; ca—also; dīyate—is given; asatkṛtam—without respect; avajñātam—without proper attention; tat—that; tāmasam—in the mode of darkness; udāhṛtam—is said to be.

Translation

And charity performed at an improper place and time and given to unworthy persons without respect and with contempt is charity in the mode of ignorance.

Purport

Contributions for indulgence in intoxication and gambling are not encouraged here. That sort of contribution is in the mode of ignorance. Such charity is not beneficial; rather, sinful persons are encouraged. Similarly, if a person gives charity to a suitable person without respect and without attention, that sort of charity is also said to be in the mode of darkness.