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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 17.22
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते ।
असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥ २२ ॥
adeśa-kāle yad dānam
apātrebhyaś ca dīyate
asat-kṛtam avajñātaṁ
tat tāmasam udāhṛtam
And charity performed at an impure place, at an improper time, to unworthy persons, or without proper attention and respect is said to be in the mode of ignorance.
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3 study points
Charity at an impure place or improper time, to unworthy people, or without care and respect is in the mode of ignorance.
Prabhupāda explains that donations for intoxication and gambling encourage sinful people rather than bring benefit.
Even when giving to a suitable person, give with attention and respect.
Charity in ignorance
At an impure place
At an improper time
To an unworthy person
Contributions for indulgence in intoxication and gambling
Without proper attention and respect
Charity can also be performed in goodness, passion and ignorance
Results will differ accordingly
Charity can also be performed in goodness, passion and ignorance
Results will differ accordingly
Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: prakṛti, guṇa.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 17.22 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to nature & guṇas?
Observe which mode shaped your last decision.
Mahābhārata episodes and stories from the purports that shed light on this verse.
Keep going: verses that carry this teaching further.
Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.