Bhagavad-gita doesn't teach giving relief to the poor

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Asocyan anvasocas tvam prajna-vadams ca bhasase: [bg. 2.11] "Arjuna, you are

talking like a learned man, but you are a fool number one." Gatasün

agatasüms ca nanusocanti panditah. That means "If you had been actually

pandita, learned man, then you would not have lamented for this body."

Gatasün. "The body is neither a subject matter for lamentation, either

living condition or dead condition. It has no value." This is the

instruction, Krsna's word. But the modern civilization, they are giving all

value to this body, all their philanthropic work, hospitalization, and this,

so many things. Just like our Mr. George Harrison, he raised how many

millions dollars for...

Karandhara: Nine million.

Prabhupada: Nine million dollars, and, to the... This is going on. In the

Bhagavad-gita we don't find anywhere a single line that "You raise funds

for," I mean to say, "giving relief to the poor" or "to the suffering." Is

there any instruction in Bhagavad-gita? You have read. Can you find out? But

these people, they have become more learned than Krsna. In our country,

Vivekananda: daridra-narayana-seva. The whole Ramakrishna Mission is

collecting funds only on this rascal plea.

--Srimad-Bhagavatam 2.9.4 -- Japan, April 22, 1972