Dana in the Bhagavad Gita

Verses across the Gita that speak to dana, drawn from all chapters and ordered by where they appear.

• 8.28Knowing the way beyond rewards leads to the highest home.
• 17.7Even sacred actions differ; their inner quality decides their worth.
• 17.20Giving becomes pure when nothing is being bought in return.
• 17.21A gift becomes lesser the moment it starts asking for something back.
• 17.24Sacred action begins by naming the supreme reality first.
• 17.25Freedom deepens when action stops demanding a private return.
• 17.27Steady offering makes ordinary action sacred.
• 17.28Trust is what makes action real; without it, effort becomes empty.
• 18.3Renunciation is not simple refusal; some actions must remain.
• 18.5What purifies you should be done, not dropped.
• 18.43True strength serves, stands firm, and does not retreat.