Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga · Verse 20

Bhagavad Gita 17.20

Giving becomes pure when nothing is being bought in return.

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे । देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥
Hindi · हिन्दी
दान देना कर्तव्य है ऐसे भावसे जो दान देश, काल और पात्रके प्राप्त होनेपर अनुपकारीको दिया जाता है, वह दान सात्त्विक कहा गया है ॥
English
A gift given with the feeling that giving is a duty, offered to a worthy person at the right place and time, is called sattvic.
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