विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् | श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते ||१७-१३||
vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam . śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate ||17-13||
- vidhi-hīnam
- without scriptural direction
- asṛṣṭa-annam
- without distribution of prasādam
- mantra-hīnam
- with no chanting of the Vedic hymns
- adakṣiṇam
- with no remunerations to the priests
- śraddhā
- faith
- virahitam
- without
- yajñam
- sacrifice
- tāmasam
- in the mode of ignorance
- paricakṣate
- is to be considered
Any sacrifice performed without regard for the directions of scripture, without distribution of prasādam [spiritual food], without chanting of Vedic hymns and remunerations to the priests, and without faith is considered to be in the mode of ignorance.