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Brahmana or Vaisnava

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Bhagavad-gita As It Is

BG Chapters 13 - 18

Charity is recommended to be given at a place of pilgrimage and at lunar or solar eclipses or at the end of the month or to a qualified brāhmaṇa or a Vaiṣṇava (devotee) or in temples.

BG 17.20, Purport: In the Vedic literature, charity given to a person engaged in spiritual activities is recommended. There is no recommendation for giving charity indiscriminately. Spiritual perfection is always a consideration. Therefore charity is recommended to be given at a place of pilgrimage and at lunar or solar eclipses or at the end of the month or to a qualified brāhmaṇa or a Vaiṣṇava (devotee) or in temples. Such charities should be given without any consideration of return. Charity to the poor is sometimes given out of compassion, but if a poor man is not worth giving charity to, then there is no spiritual advancement. In other words, indiscriminate charity is not recommended in the Vedic literature.

Page Title:Brahmana or Vaisnava
Compiler:Visnu Murti, Labangalatika
Created:13 of Dec, 2008
Totals by Section:BG=1, SB=17, CC=2, OB=0, Lec=10, Con=7, Let=0
No. of Quotes:37