Śraddhātraya Vibhāga Yoga

17.21

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Sanskrit · Devanagari

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

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yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ taddānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam

English translation

Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882
for a return of services or even with an expectation of fruit is said to be passionate. And that gift is described as dark

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Translation · English

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

But charity performed with the expectation of some return, or with a desire for fruitive results, or in a grudging mood is said to be charity in the mode of passion.

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Translation · English

Abhinavagupta

17.21 See Comment under 17.22

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Translation · English

Dr. S. S. Sankaranarayan

17.21. But, what is given to get a return of favour or again with a view to a fruit, and which is very much vexed - that gift is held to be of the Rajas.

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Translation · English

Rāmānuja

17.21 That gift which is given grudgingly, viz., gift of useless things with a sly expectation of something in return that is said to be gift of Rajasa nature.

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Translation · English

Śaṅkarācārya

17.21 Tu, but; the danam, gift; yat, which; diyate, is made; prati-upakara-artham, expecting reciprocation-with this purpose in view: 'In time, he will render service in return'-; va punah, or again; uddisya, with a desire for; its phalam, result-that, 'To me will accrue some unseen reward of this gift'-; and which is diyate, given; pariklistam, grudgingly, with reluctance; tat, that; is smrtam, considered to be; rajasam, born of rajas.

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Translation · English

Shri Purohit Swami

17.21 That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense,or grudgingly - that may truly be said to be the outcome of Passion.

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Translation · English

Sir Edwin Arnold

The gift selfishly given, where to receive Is hoped again, or when some end is sought, Or where the gift is proffered with a grudge, This is of Rajas, stained with impulse, ill.

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Translation · English

Swami Adidevananda

17.21 But that which is given as a consideration for something receievd or in expectation of future reward, or grudgingly, is called Rajasika gift.

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Swami Gambirananda

17.21 But the gift which is given expecting reciprocation, or again, with a desire for its result, and which is given grudgingly,- that is considered to be born of rajas.

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Translation · English

Swami Sivananda

17.21 And, that gift which is given with a view to receive something in return, or looking for a reward, or reluctantly, is held to be Rajasic.

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Translation · Hindi

Śaṅkarācārya

।।17.21।।जो दान प्रत्युपकारके लिये अर्थात् कालान्तरमें यह मेरा प्रत्युपकार करेगा? इस अभिप्रायसे अथवा इस दानसे मुझे परलोकमें फल मिलेगा ऐसे उद्देश्यसे क्लेश -- खेदपूर्वक दिया जाता है? वह राजस कहा गया है।

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Translation · Hindi

Swami Ramsukhdas

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

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Translation · Hindi

Swami Tejomayananda

।।17.21।। और जो दान क्लेशपूर्वक तथा प्रत्युपकार के उद्देश्य से अथवा फल की कामना रखकर दिया जाता हैं, वह दान राजस माना गया है।।

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Commentary · English

A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Charity is sometimes performed for elevation to the heavenly kingdom and sometimes with great trouble and with repentance afterwards: “Why have I spent so much in this way?” Charity is also sometimes given under some obligation, at the request of a superior. These kinds of charity are said to be given in the mode of passion. There are many charitable foundations which offer their gifts to institutions where sense gratification goes on. Such charities are not recommended in the Vedic scripture. Only charity in the mode of goodness is recommended.

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Commentary · English

Swami Sivananda

17.21 यत् which? तु indeed? प्रत्युपकारार्थम् with a view to receive in return? फलम् fruit? उद्दिश्य looking for? वा or? पुनः again? दीयते is given? च and? परिक्लिष्टम् reluctantly? तत् that? दानम् gift? राजसम् Rajasic? स्मृतम् is held to be.Commentary Charity or gift that is given in the hope that it will be returned in the future and praised in public or that the gift will bring some unseen reward or heavenly pleasure is passionate. If a man makes a gift to a Brahmana or a Sannyasin with the hope that all his sins will be washed away? this is also a Rajasic gift. If a man is grieved at heart after making the gift this is also a gift of passionate nature.

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Commentary · Hindi

Swami Chinmayananda

।।17.21।। क्लेशपूर्वक दान से तात्पर्य उस दान से है? जो हम अनेक प्रकार के चन्दे के रूप में अनिच्छापूर्वक देते हैं। शेष अर्थ स्पष्ट है।

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Commentary · Hindi

Swami Ramsukhdas

।।17.21।। व्याख्या -- यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थम् -- राजस दान प्रत्युपकारके लिये दिया जाता है जैसे -- राजस पुरुष किसी विशेष अवसरपर दानकी चीजोंको गिन करके निकालता है? तो वह विचार करता है कि हमारे सगेसम्बन्धीके जो कुलपुरोहित हैं? उनको हम दान करेंगे? जिससे कि हमारे सगेसम्बन्धी हमारे कुलपुरोहितको दान करें और इस प्रकार हमारे कुलपुरोहितके पास धन आ जायगा। अमुक पण्डितजी बड़े अच्छे हैं और ज्योतिष भी जानते हैं? उनको हम दान करेंगे? जिससे वे कभी यात्राका? पुत्रोंका तथा कन्याओंके विवाहका? नया मकान बनवानेका? कुआँ खुदवानेका मुहूर्त निकाल देंगे। हमारे सम्बन्धी हैं अथवा हमारा हित करनेवाले हैं? उनको हम सहायतारूपमें पैसे देंगे? तो वे कभी हमारी सहायता करेंगे? हमारा हित करेंगे। हमें दवाई देनेवाले जो पण्डितजी हैं उनको हम दान करेंगे क्योंकि दानसे राजी होकर वे हमें अच्छीअच्छी दवाइयाँ देंगे? आदिआदि। इस प्रकार प्रतिफलकी भावना रखकर अर्थात् इस लोकके साथ सम्बन्ध जोड़कर जो दान किया जाता है? वह प्रत्युपकारार्थ कहा जाता है।फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः -- फलका उद्देश्य रखकर अर्थात् परलोकके साथ सम्बन्ध जोड़कर जो दान किया जाता है? उसमें भी राजस मनुष्य देश (गङ्गा? यमुना? कुरुक्षेत्र आदि)? काल (अमावस्या? पूर्णिमा? ग्रहण आदि) और पात्र (वेदपाठी ब्राह्मण आदि) को देखेगा तथा शास्त्रीय विधिविधानको देखेगा परन्तु इस प्रकार विचारपूर्वक दान करनेपर भी फलकी कामना होनेसे वह दान राजस हो जाता है। अब उसके लिये दूसरे विधिविधानका वर्णन करनेकी भगवान्ने आवश्यकता नहीं समझी? इसलिये राजस दानमें देशे काले च पात्रे पदोंका प्रयोग नहीं किया। यहाँ पुनः पद कहनेका तात्पर्य है कि जिससे कुछ उपकार पाया है अथवा जिससे भविष्यमें कुछनकुछ मिलनेकी सम्भावना है? उसका विचार राजस पुरुष पहले करता है? फिर पीछे दान देता है।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टम् -- राजस दान बहुत क्लेशपूर्वक दिया जाता है जैसे -- वक्त आ गया है? इसलिये देना पड़ रहा है। इतनी चीजें देंगे तो इतनी चीजें कम हो जायेंगी। इतना धन देंगे तो इतना धन कम हो जायगा। वे समयपर हमारे काम आते हैं? इसलिये उनको देना पड़ रहा है। इतनेमें ही काम चल जाय तो बहुत अच्छी बात है। इतनेसे काम तो चल ही जायगा? फिर ज्यादा क्यों दें ज्यादा देंगे तो और कहाँसे लायेंगे और ज्यादा देनेसे लेनेवालेका स्वभाव बिगड़ जायगा। ज्यादा देनेसे हमारेको घाटा लग जायेगा? तो काम कैसे चलेगा पर इतना तो देना ही पड़ रहा है? आदिआदि। इस प्रकार राजस मनुष्य दान तो थोड़ासा देते हैं? पर कसाकसी करके देते हैं।तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् -- उपर्युक्त प्रकारसे दिया जानेवाला दान राजस कहा गया है।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Abhinavagupta

।।17.20 -- 17.22।।दातव्यमित्यादि उदाहृतमित्यन्तम्। दातव्यमिति -- दद्यादिति नियोगमात्रं पालनीयमिति दोषाभिसंधानाय ( S येषामभिसन्धाय? दोषासन्धाय )। परिक्लिष्टं मितादिदोषात्। दानस्य चासत्करणं तत्संप्रदानाद्यसत्करणात्। एवं लौकिकानां सात्त्विकादित्रिप्रकाराशयानुसारेण क्रिया व्याख्याता।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Ānandagiri

।।17.21।।राजसतामसदानविभजनं स्पष्टार्थम्।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Dhanapati

।।17.21।।सात्त्विकं दानमुक्त्वा राजसं तदाह -- यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं कालन्तरे त्वयं मां प्रत्युपकरिष्यतीत्येवं दृष्टार्थं फलमुद्दिश्यास्य दानस्यादृष्टस्वर्गादिफलं मे भविष्यतीति तद्वोद्दिश्य पुनर्दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं खेदसंयुक्तं कथमेतवाद्दीयत इति पश्चात्तापयुक्तं यथा स्यादित्येवं च तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Jayatīrtha

।।17.21।।Sri Jayatirtha did not comment on this sloka.

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Madhusūdana Sarasvatī

।।17.21।।यत्त्विति। प्रत्युपकारार्थं कालान्तरे मामयमुपकरिष्यतीत्येवं दृष्टार्थं फलं वा स्वर्गादिकमुद्दिश्य यत्पुनर्दानं सात्त्विकविलक्षणं दीयते परिक्लिष्टं च कथमेतावद्व्ययितमिति पश्चात्तापयुक्तं यथा भवत्येवं च यद्दीयते तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Madhvācārya

।।17.21।।Sri Madhvacharya did not comment on this sloka.,

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Nīlakaṇṭha

।।17.21।।परिक्लिष्टं कथमेतावद्द्रव्यव्ययः कर्तव्य इत्याकुलतायुक्तं यथा स्यात्तथा दीयत इति क्रियाविशेषणम्।

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Puruṣottamajī

।।17.21।।यत्त्विति। तुशब्देन तादृग्दानस्यानुचितत्वं ज्ञाप्यते। यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं महाराजकृपापात्रब्राह्मणाय अग्रे स्वोपकारकादित्वोद्देशेन दानं वा पुनः फलधर्मादिचतुष्टयमुद्दिश्य परिक्लिष्टं चित्तक्लेशयुक्तं फलोपकारासन्देहेन दीयते तत् दानं राजसमुदाहृतं? कथितमित्यर्थः।

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Rāmānuja

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

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Śaṅkarācārya

।।17.21।। --,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।।

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Śrīdhara Svāmin

।।17.21।।राजसं दानमाह -- यत्त्विति। कालान्तरेऽयं मां प्रत्युपकारं करिष्यतीत्येवमर्थम्? फलं वा स्वर्गादिकमुद्दिश्य यत्पुनर्दानं दीयते परिक्लिष्टं चित्तक्लेशयुक्तं यथा भवत्येवंभूतं तद्दानं राजसमुदाहृतं कथितम्।

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Vallabhācārya

।।17.21।।Sri Vallabhacharya did not comment on this sloka.

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Vedānta Deśika Veṅkaṭanātha

।।17.21।।प्रत्युपकारकटाक्षगर्भमिति -- प्रत्युपकाराभिप्रायपूर्वकमित्यर्थः। एतेन पूर्वकृतप्रत्युपकाररूपता भाविप्रत्युपकारप्रयोजकता च सङ्गृहीता। द्रव्यरागात्परिक्लेशेन त्यजन् हि पुरुषः कल्याणमंशं स्वस्मै स्थापयित्वा अन्यत्परस्मै समर्पयतीत्यभिप्रायेणाऽऽहअकल्याणद्रव्यकमिति। अश्रद्धाहतत्वाद्वा द्रव्यस्याकल्याणत्वमिह परिक्लिष्टशब्दार्थ इति भावः।

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