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“A gift becomes lesser the moment it starts asking for something back.”
किन्तु जो दान प्रत्युपकारके लिये अथवा फलप्राप्तिका उद्देश्य बनाकर फिर क्लेशपूर्वक दिया जाता है, वह दान राजस कहा जाता है ॥
श्लोक क्रम में — हर संस्कृत शब्द और नीचे उसका अर्थ। किसी शब्द पर टैप करके उसे देखें।
शब्दशःwhich · but · for return-favor · fruit, result · aiming at · or · again · is given · and · with strain, grudgingly · that · gift, charity · rajasic · is called
A gift loses its purity when you give it to get something back or to force a result, especially if you give it unwillingly.
यह श्लोक Krishna द्वारा कहा गया है, कुरुक्षेत्र की भूमि पर, अध्याय "श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग" में।
श्लोक 21 भगवद् गीता के 17वें अध्याय में है — श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग। इस अध्याय में कुल 28 श्लोक हैं।
Relatives at a wedding keep track of who gave what so they can match it later. Krishna calls giving with an eye on the return, or given grudgingly, rajasic charity.
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Charity given for a return, for a hoped-for result, or grudgingly, is what Krishna calls rajasic.
इस श्लोक का अर्थ
A gift loses its purity when you give it to get something back or to force a result, especially if you give it unwillingly.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
Krishna classifies the nature of giving for Arjuna, who is still shaken and searching for right action. After pure giving, Krishna now names a second kind: charity mixed with expectation, strain, and return-seeking.
आज के जीवन में महत्व
Relatives at a wedding keep track of who gave what so they can match it later. Krishna calls giving with an eye on the return, or given grudgingly, rajasic charity.
“Generosity feels lighter when it is not secretly a trade.”
संबंधित विषय: rajas (21 श्लोक), dana (11 श्लोक)