Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.21 Chapter 17, Verse 21
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः ।
दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥१७.२१॥
yattu pratyupakārārthaṃ phalamuddiśya vā punaḥ
dīyate ca parikliṣṭaṃ taddānaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam
Meaning
But a gift given in expectation of a return, or with an eye to reward, or given grudgingly, is considered rajasic.
Newly written by Bhajan Dhun — scholarly review in progress.
Reference: Bhagavad Gita 17.21 (Chapter 17, The Three Kinds of Faith, Verse 21)
