Gita/Chapter 17/Verse 21
The Threefold Faith · 17.21

Is said to be: Faith and Discipline

यत्तु प्रत्युपकारार्थं फलमुद्दिश्य वा पुनः।दीयते च परिक्लिष्टं तद्दानं राजसं स्मृतम्॥ १७.२१ ॥
yat tu pratyupakārārthaṁ phalam uddiśhya vā punaḥ dīyate cha parikliṣhṭaṁ tad dānaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam
Translation

That which is given for the sake of the results it will produce, or with the hope of recompense, or grudgingly—that may truly be said to be the outcome of passion.

Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain

Meaning

This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 17.21 through stronger key ideas from the verse: is said to be, reward, expectation. In the context of Faith and Discipline, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.

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