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<div class="heading">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.
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<span class="link">[[Vanisource:BG 17.22 (1972)|BG 17.22, Translation and Purport]]: </span><div style="display: inline;" class="trans text"><p style="display: inline;">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.</p>
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<div class="purport text"><p>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.</p>
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