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Bhagavad Gītā (Kashmirian recension)17.22

17.22
अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते । असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥ १७-२२ ॥
adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate | asatkṛtamavajñātaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam || 17-22 ||
— the gift which, at the wrong place and time ; — and to unworthy recipients is given ; — without courtesy, with contempt ; — that is declared to be tāmasic

The gift that is given at the wrong place and time, to unworthy recipients, without courtesy and with contempt — that is declared to be tāmasic.