Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 17.22 — Tamasic charity

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते। असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥

adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate | asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam ||

Meaning

A gift given at the wrong place and time, to an unworthy person, without respect or with contempt, is called tamasic.

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