अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते ।
असंस्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥ २२ ॥
असंस्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥ २२ ॥
adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate .
asaṃskṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam .. 22 ..
The gift that is given at a wrong place or time, to unworthy persons, without respect or with insult, that is declared to be Tamasic.
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At a wrong place and time: at a place which is not sacred and which is associated with mlechhas (Non-aryans) with unholy things and the like, and at a time which is not auspicious—i.e., which is not marked with any such speciality as the sun’s passage from one zodiacal sign to another. Unworthy persons: such as fools or rogues. Without respect: without agreeable speech, without the washing of feet, or without worship, though the gift be made in proper time and place.
How to perfect the defective acts.
The following instructions are given with a view to perfecting sacrifices, gifts, austerities, etc.