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The Shandilya Upanishad defines daya as ‘kindness to all creatures at all places’. <blockquote>दया नाम सर्वभूतेषु सर्वत्रानुग्रहः ।<ref name=":8" /> dayā nāma sarvabhūteṣu sarvatrānugrahaḥ ।</blockquote>Hence, a person who has daya is always kind and compassionate towards all beings. Such a person will never do, utter or even think of anything that can harm, cause pain or hurt any being. For, the practice of Daya entails that thoughts, speech and actions be filled with kindness for everyone and be aimed at achieving the well-being of everyone.<ref name=":7" />

The Shandilya Upanishad defines daya as ‘kindness to all creatures at all places’. <blockquote>दया नाम सर्वभूतेषु सर्वत्रानुग्रहः ।<ref name=":8" /> dayā nāma sarvabhūteṣu sarvatrānugrahaḥ ।</blockquote>Hence, a person who has daya is always kind and compassionate towards all beings. Such a person will never do, utter or even think of anything that can harm, cause pain or hurt any being. For, the practice of Daya entails that thoughts, speech and actions be filled with kindness for everyone and be aimed at achieving the well-being of everyone.<ref name=":7" />

=== दानम् ॥ ===

=== दानम् ॥ Dana ===

Danam: It refers to the act of charity. The Shandilya Upanishad says that dana means the giving away of ‘ethically earned money, grains, and the like’ (1.2). The Gita speaks of three kinds of charity—the sattvic, the rajasic, and the tamasic: That gift is referred to as born of sattva which gift is given with the idea that it ought to be given, to one who will not serve in return, and at the (proper) place, (proper) time and to a (proper) person. But the gift which is given expecting reciprocation, or again, with a desire for its result, and which is given grudgingly— that is considered to be born of rajas. That gift which is made at an improper place and time, and to undeserving persons, without proper treatment and with disdain, is declared to be born of tamas.24 Sattvic charity is the best form of charity and tamasic charity must be completely avoided.<ref name=":7" />

The Shandilya Upanishad says that Dana means the giving away of ‘ethically earned money, grains and the like.’<blockquote>दानं नाम न्यायार्जितस्य धनधान्यादिः श्रद्धयार्हितेभ्यः प्रदानम् ।<ref name=":8" /> dānaṁ nāma nyāyārjitasya dhanadhānyādiḥ śraddhayārhitebhyaḥ pradānam । </blockquote>The Bhagavad Gita speaks of three kinds of Dana viz. Sattvika, Rajasika and Tamasika.<blockquote>दातव्यमिति यद्दानं दीयतेऽनुपकारिणे । देशे काले च पात्रे च तद्दानं सात्त्विकं स्मृतम् ॥१७.२०॥

 

 

अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते । असत्कृतमवज्ञातं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥१७.२२॥<ref>Bhagavad Gita, Adhyaya 17 ([https://sa.wikisource.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%97%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AF%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%83 Shraddha Traya Vibhaga Yoga])</ref>

 

 

 

adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate । asatkr̥tamavajñātaṁ tattāmasamudāhr̥tam ॥17.22॥</blockquote>Meaning: That gift is referred to as born of sattva which gift is given with the idea that it ought to be given, to one who will not serve in return, and at the (proper) place, (proper) time and to a (proper) person. But the gift which is given expecting reciprocation, or again, with a desire for its result, and which is given grudgingly, that is considered to be born of rajas. And that gift which is made at an improper place and time, and to undeserving persons, without proper treatment and with disdain, is declared to be born of tamas.

 

Thus, it is Sattvika Dana that is considered the best. While Tamasika Dana is to be avoided completely.<ref name=":7" />

=== अनसूया ॥ ===

=== अनसूया ॥ ===