Chapter 17 · Verse 21

Śraddhā-traya-vibhāga-yogaḥ · श्रद्धात्रयविभागयोगः

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यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः। दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्⁠।।⁠17.21⁠।।

yattu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṁ taddānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam

Word by word

yat: which
tu: but
prati-upakāra-artham: with the hope of a return
phalam: reward
uddiśya: expectation
vā: or
punaḥ: again
dīyate: is given
ca: and
parikliṣṭam: reluctantly
tat: that
dānam: charity
rājasam: in the mode of passion
smṛtam: is said to be

Translation

And, that gift which is given with the intention of receiving something in return, or expecting a reward, or begrudgingly, is considered to be Rajasic.

— Swami Sivananda

किन्तु जो दान प्रत्युपकारके लिये अथवा फलप्राप्तिका उद्देश्य बनाकर फिर क्लेशपूर्वक दिया जाता है, वह दान राजस कहा जाता है।

— Swami Ramsukhdas (Gita Press)

The Three Darśanas

Three classical readings of this śloka

Advaita — ŚaṅkaraŚaṅkara Bhāṣya

The Śaṅkara Bhāṣya text hasn't been added yet.

हिन्दी भाष्य-अनुवाद अभी जोड़ा नहीं गया है। The Hindi rendering of this bhāṣya hasn't been added yet.

--,यत्तु दानं प्रत्युपकारार्थं काले तु अयं मां प्रत्युपकरिष्यति इत्येवमर्थम्? फलं वा अस्य दानस्य मे भविष्यति अदृष्टम् इति? तत् उद्दिश्य पुनः दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं खेदसंयुक्तम्? तत् दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।

— Śaṅkarācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit

— Śaṅkarācārya

Viśiṣṭādvaita — RāmānujaRāmānuja Bhāṣya

The Rāmānuja Bhāṣya text hasn't been added yet.

हिन्दी भाष्य-अनुवाद अभी जोड़ा नहीं गया है। The Hindi rendering of this bhāṣya hasn't been added yet.

प्रत्युपकारकटाक्षगर्भं फलम् उद्दिश्य च परिक्लिष्टम् अकल्याणद्रव्यकं यद् दानं दीयते तद् राजसम् उदाहृतम्।

— Rāmānujācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit

— Rāmānujācārya

Dvaita — MadhvaMadhva Bhāṣya

The Madhva Bhāṣya text hasn't been added yet.

हिन्दी भाष्य-अनुवाद अभी जोड़ा नहीं गया है। The Hindi rendering of this bhāṣya hasn't been added yet.

Sri Madhvacharya did not comment on this sloka.,

— Madhvācārya

मूलम् / Sanskrit

Sri Madhvacharya did not comment on this sloka.,

— Madhvācārya

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