Chapter 17 · Verse 20The Three Divisions of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.20
BG 17.20 — Chapter 17 (The Three Divisions of Faith), Verse 20, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे | देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ||१७-२०||
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dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate.anupakāriṇe . deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ||17-20||
Roman: datavyamiti yaddanam diyate.anupakarine . deshe kale ca patre ca taddanam sattvikam smrtam
That gift which is given to one who does nothing in return, knowing it to be a duty to give in a fit place and time to a worthy person, that gift is held to be Sattvic.