yat tu pratyupakarartham phalam uddisya va punah, diyate ca pariklishtam tad danam rajasam smritam
Charity given grudgingly, with the expectation of a return favor or with a future reward in mind, is declared to be rajasic.
- •Rajasic giving is conditional, transactional, or reluctant
- •Expecting reciprocation corrupts the purity of charitable acts
- •True generosity must be free from self-interest