{"chapter_id":17,"chapter_number":17,"chapter_title":"Sraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga","id":617,"verse_number":22,"verse_order":617,"text":"अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.22।।","transliteration":"adeśha-kāle yad dānam apātrebhyaśh cha dīyate\nasat-kṛitam avajñātaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛitam\n","word_meanings":{"adeśha":"at the wrong place","kāle":"at the wrong time","yat":"which","dānam":"charity","apātrebhyaḥ":"to unworthy persons","cha":"and","dīyate":"is given","asat-kṛitam":"without respect","avajñātam":"with contempt","tat":"that","tāmasam":"of the nature of nescience","udāhṛitam":"is held to be"},"translation":"Charity given at an improper place and time, to unworthy persons, without proper respect, and with contempt, is held to be in the mode of","simple_meaning":"Giving help to the wrong person, at the wrong time, or with arrogance and disrespect is considered tamasic charity.","commentary":"Tamasic charity lacks wisdom and empathy. Giving to unworthy recipients or in harmful circumstances often fuels vice rather than doing genuine good.","theme":"Tamasic charity (charity in the mode of ignorance)","life_application":"Ensure your donations serve a truly noble cause and treat the recipient with dignity, avoiding thoughtless or contemptuous giving."}