अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते |
असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ||१७-२२||
adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate . asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam ||17-22||
।।17.22।। जो दान बिना सत्कार किये, अथवा तिरस्कारपूर्वक, अयोग्य देशकाल में, कुपात्रों के लिए दिया जाता है, वह दान तामस माना गया है।।
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 e
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।17.22।।जो दान अयोग्य देशकालमें अर्थात् अशुद्ध वस्तुओं और म्लेच्छादिसे युक्त पापमय देशमें? तथा पुण्यके हेतु बतलाये हुए संक्रान्ति आदि विशेषतासे रहित कालमें और मूर्ख? चोर आदि अपात्रोंको दिया जाता है तथा जो अच्छे देशकालादिमें भी बिना सत्कार किये -- प्रिय वचन? पादप्रक्षालन और पूजादि सम्मानसे रहित तथा पात्रका अपमान करते हुए दिया जाता है? वह तामस कहा गया हैं।
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17.22 The gift which is made at an improper place and time, and to undeserving persons, without proper treatment and with disdain, is declared to be born of tamas.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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