असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
जो दान बिना सत्कारके तथा अवज्ञापूर्वक अयोग्य देश और कालमें कुपात्रको दिया जाता है, वह दान तामस कहा गया है ॥
एक मूल शिक्षा · चिंतनशील भाव · सहज प्रवेश
“A gift can become degrading when respect is missing.”
जो दान बिना सत्कारके तथा अवज्ञापूर्वक अयोग्य देश और कालमें कुपात्रको दिया जाता है, वह दान तामस कहा गया है ॥
श्लोक क्रम में — हर संस्कृत शब्द और नीचे उसका अर्थ। किसी शब्द पर टैप करके उसे देखें।
शब्दशःat an improper place and time · which · to unworthy recipients · and · is given · without respect · with contempt · that · tamasic · is said to be
A gift given at the wrong time and place, to the wrong person, without respect, is a low form of giving.
यह श्लोक Krishna द्वारा कहा गया है, कुरुक्षेत्र की भूमि पर, अध्याय "श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग" में।
श्लोक 22 भगवद् गीता के 17वें अध्याय में है — श्रद्धात्रय विभाग योग। इस अध्याय में कुल 28 श्लोक हैं।
A beggar comes to the shop counter and the owner tosses a coin without looking up. Krishna would count that as tamasic giving: the coin changes hands, but the contempt spoils the gift.
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Krishna calls a gift tamasic when it comes at the wrong time, to the wrong person, with contempt.
इस श्लोक का अर्थ
A gift given at the wrong time and place, to the wrong person, without respect, is a low form of giving.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
Krishna is classifying kinds of charity for Arjuna, and each kind shows the state of the giver's heart. After praise of pure and self-interested giving, he now names the lowest form: giving badly, to the wrong recipient, with disrespect.
आज के जीवन में महत्व
A beggar comes to the shop counter and the owner tosses a coin without looking up. Krishna would count that as tamasic giving: the coin changes hands, but the contempt spoils the gift.
“Even generosity loses its value when it is careless or contemptuous.”