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TEXT 22

TEXT 22

Devanagari

Devanagari

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते ।
असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥ २२ ॥

Text

Tekst

adeśa-kāle yad dānam
apātrebhyaś ca dīyate
asat-kṛtam avajñātaṁ
tat tāmasam udāhṛtam
adeśa-kāle yad dānam
apātrebhyaś ca dīyate
asat-kṛtam avajñātaṁ
tat tāmasam udāhṛtam

Synonyms

Synonyms

adeśa — at an unpurified place; kāle — and unpurified time; yat — that which; dānam — charity; apātrebhyaḥ — to unworthy persons; ca — also; dīyate — is given; asat-kṛtam — without respect; avajñātam — without proper attention; tat — that; tāmasam — in the mode of darkness; udāhṛtam — is said to be.

adeśa — på et urent sted; kāle — og et urent tidspunkt; yat — som; dānam — velgørenhed; upātrebhyaḥ — til uværdige personer; ca — også; dīyate — gives; asat-kṛtam — uden respekt; avajñātam — uden den rette opmærksomhed; tat — den; tāmasam — i mørkets kvalitet; udāhṛtam — siges at være.

Translation

Translation

And charity performed at an impure place, at an improper time, to unworthy persons, or without proper attention and respect is said to be in the mode of ignorance.

Og velgørenhed, der gives på et urent sted på et upassende tidspunkt til uværdige personer eller henkastet og uden respekt, siges at være i uvidenhedens kvalitet.

Purport

Purport

Contributions for indulgence in intoxication and gambling are not encouraged here. That sort of contribution is in the mode of ignorance. Such charity is not beneficial; rather, sinful persons are encouraged. Similarly, if a person gives charity to a suitable person but without respect and without attention, that sort of charity is also said to be in the mode of darkness.

FORKLARING: Her frarådes det at bidrage til beruselse og spil, for den slags bidrag er i uvidenhedens kvalitet. En sådan velgørenhed er ikke gavnlig, men opmuntrer tværtimod syndige personer. Hvis man ligeledes giver i velgørenhed til en passende person, men gør det skødesløst og uden respekt, siges en sådan velgørenhed også at være i uvidenhedens kvalitet.