Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaAdhyaay 17, Shloka 20 (17.20)
Mool Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
दातव्यमिति यद् दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे
देशे काले च पात्रे च तद् दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम्
॥ 17.20 ॥
dātavyamiti yad dānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇe
deśe kāle ca pātre ca tad dānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam
Anuvaad
""Dena chahiye" — is bhaav se, jo daan anupakaari ko, uchit desh, kaal aur paatra mein diya jaata hai — woh saattvik daan maana gaya hai."
Bhaavaarth
Shankaracharya. anupakāriṇe pratyupakārāsamarthāya? samarthāyāpi nirapekṣaṃ — jo badla na de sake, ya de sake to bhi bina apeksha; desh — Kurukshetra aadi; kaal — sankraanti aadi; paatra — ṣaḍaṅgavid vedapāraga ity ādau (vidvaan).
Aacharya Ramanuja. phalābhisandhirahitaṃ dātavyam iti.