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day-to-day requirements. Therefore, the occasions for their giving something as compassionate charity do not arise. However, under special circumstances even they can give out of compassion. Normally they only give the charity of their sermons that help mitigate many problems and troubles from personal as well as social lives and eventually help in spiritual emancipation and liberation.
THE CHARITABLE
Śraddhānvito bhaktiyutaḥ samartho vijñānavānllobhavivarjitaśca | Kșāntyānvitaḥ satvaguņopapannaḥ tādsgvidho dānapatih praśastah ||
- Varāngacarita, 7.30. That is - That charitable person is the best who is faithful, worshipping, able, learned, greedless, forgiving and sagacious and sage lake.
Navakoțiviśuddhasya dātā dānasya yaḥ patiḥ | Bhakti-śraddhā-satvatusți-jñānālaulya-kşamāgunaḥ ||
- Sāgāradharmāmrta, 5.47. That is, – That giver is said to be noble and charitable who is endowed with nine kinds of worships, who is faithful, sagaciously sage, contented, learned, devoid of greed and forgiving. Anasīyāvisādādirdātrviseșaḥ||
- Tattvārthaślokavārtika, 7.39;
- Sarvārthasiddhi, 7.39. That is, -That giver is said to be special who is devoid of jealousy, sorrow and gloom.
CHARITY BY TĪRTHA-KARAS Dharmāngatvam sphuţikartum, dānasya Bhagavānapi |
Ataeva vratam grhnan, dadau samvatsaram vasu !!
- Dvātrimsat Dvātrimśikā, 1.9.
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