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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 21 (17.21) means: But a gift given hoping for something back, or with an eye on the reward, or grudgingly, is a restless gift.
यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्।।17.21।।
yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśhya vā punaḥ dīyate cha parikliṣhṭaṁ tad dānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam
But a gift given hoping for something back, or with an eye on the reward, or grudgingly, is a restless gift.
पर जो दान कुछ वापस पाने की आशा से, या फल पर नजर रखकर, या अनिच्छा से दिया जाता है, वह बेचैन दान है।
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It is verse 21 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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