Sanskrit · Devanagari
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते। असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882which is given to unfit persons at an unfit place and time without respect
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।17.22।। --,अदेशकाले अदेशे अपुण्यदेशे म्लेच्छाशुच्यादिसंकीर्णे अकाले पुण्यहेतुत्वेन अप्रख्याते संक्रान्त्यादिविशेषरहिते अपात्रेभ्यश्च मूर्खतस्करादिभ्यः? देशादिसंपत्तौ वा असत्कृतं च प्रियवचनपादप्रक्षालनपूजादिरहितम् अवज्ञातं पात्रपरिभवयुक्तं च यत् दानम्? तत् तामसम् उदाहृतम्।।यज्ञदानतपःप्रभृतीनां साद्गुण्यकरणाय अयम् उपदेशः उच्यते --,
cdc4b8ded089…Rāmānuja
17.22 That gift which is given to unworthy recipients at wrong place and time, without due respect, viz., without showing such signs of respect as cleansing the feet; with contempt, viz., with disdain and without courtesy - that is said to be of Tamasa nature. So far, the divisions due to differences of Gunas in respect of sacrifices, austerities and gifts as enjoined by the Vedas have been portrayed. Now is given the definition of Vedic sacrifices etc., according to their association with Pranava (i.e., the syllable Om), and as signified by the terms Tat and Sat.
3269c51c6dd9…Swami Sivananda
17.22 अदेशकाले at a wrong place and time? यत् which? दानम् gift? अपात्रेभ्यः to unworthy persons? च and? दीयते is given? असत्कृतम् without respect? अवज्ञातम् with insult? तत् that? तामसम् Tamasic? उदाहृतम् is declared to be.Commentary Adesakale At a wrong place and time At a place which is not holy? where irreligious people congregate and where beggars assemble? where wealth acired through illegal means such as gambling? theft? etc.? is distributed to gamblers? singers? fools? rogues? women of evil reputation and at a time which is not auspicious. But? this does not discourage giving alms or other charity to the poor and the needy. In their case these restrictions do not apply.Without respect? etc. Without pleasant speech? without the washing of feet or without worship? although the gift is made at a proper time and place.The donor does not give in good faith although he gets a worthy recipient. He never bends his head in worship. He does not offer him a seat. He treats him with contempt or disrespect.Lord Krishna says to Arjuna I have described that faith? charity? austerity? food? etc.? are invariably coloured by the three alities. There was no desire on My part to refer to the lower ones but to distinguish the highest purity it was necessary to point out the mark of the other two. When the two are set aside? the third is more clearly appreciated in the same way as if day and night are removed the twilight is seen better. Even so be avoiding passion and darkness? the third? viz.? purity or Sattva becomes vividly clear and purity which is the best can be easily realised. Thus in order to show thee the real nature of purity? I have described the other two? so that laying them aside? and resorting to the highest thou mayest attain the goal? viz.? Moksha.
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