Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 17.20 — Sattvic charity

दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे। देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥

dātavyamiti yaddānaṃ dīyate'nupakāriṇe | deśe kāle ca pātre ca taddānaṃ sāttvikaṃ smṛtam ||

Meaning

A gift given because giving is right, at the proper place and time, to a worthy person who cannot repay it, is sattvic charity.

In today's life

Help someone who cannot pay you back, and don't announce it — that is true giving.

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