1 Gita Sloka Every Day - Chapter 17 - Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga - Sloka 21

The entire content of this mail is from Shri V N Gopala Desikan's  Srimad Bhagavad Gita, published by Vishishtadvaita Research Centre, Chennai and The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chidbhavananda published by Ramakrishna Mission

The Three Fold Gift - 20-22

1 Gita Sloka  Every Day - Chapter 17 - Shraddhatraya Vibhaga Yoga - Sloka 21

Yakttu prati upakara arhtham phalam uddishya va punah I

Deeyate cha pariklishtam taddanam, rajasam smrutam II sloka 21

यक्त्तु प्रति उपकार अर्थं फलम् उद्दिश्य व पुनः I 
दीयते च परिक्लिश्तं तद्दनं  राजसं स्मृतं II श्लोक 21

And that gift which is given with a view to receive in return, or looking for  the fruit, or again grudgingly is accounted as Rajasika.

Let not the left hand know what the right hand gifts, is the injunction. The idea is that there is sanctity in the gifts made without publicity. But the rajasika man is more concerned with publicity than with sanctity. Actually he has no mind to part with his possessions. With compunction and disquietude   he gives away a niggardly dole. Even while doing so he grumbles at people choosing to exploit him. He plans of regaining his stinted gift, multiplied if possible. The rakasika gift causes discomfort voth to the giver and the receiver