दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे |\nदेशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ||१७-२०||
dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate.anupakāriṇe .\ndeśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ||17-20||
Charity given to a worthy person simply because it is right to give, without consideration of anything in return, at the proper time and in the proper place, is stated to be in the mode of goodness.