Chapter 17, Verse 13
Chapter 17 · karma-yoga
Shloka
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् | श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते ||१७-१३||
vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam . śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate ||17-13||
English Meaning
English Meaning
They declare that sacrifice to be Tamasic which is contrary to the ordinances of the scriptures, in which no food is distributed, which is devoid of Mantras, gifts and faith.
Hindi Meaning
शास्त्रविधि से रहित, अन्नदान से रहित, बिना मन्त्रों, बिना दक्षिणा और बिना श्रद्धा के किये हुए यज्ञ को तामस यज्ञ कहते हैं।।
Russian Meaning
Они объявляют это жертвоприношение тамасическим, которое противоречит предписаниям писаний, при котором не раздается пища, которое лишено мантр, даров и веры.
Spanish Meaning
Declaran que el sacrificio es tamásico que es contrario a las ordenanzas de las escrituras, en el que no se distribuye comida, que está desprovisto de Mantras, dones y fe.
Commentary
A sacrifice performed by a Tamasic man is never guided by any consideration for the prescribed rites or incantation. You will find every irregularity in this sacrifice. No food is distributed. No fees which are prescribed in the scriptures are given to the priests. The Mantras are not changed properly. The hymns recited are defective in utterance and accent. Sometimes there is no recitation at all. There is no faith. A man who performs such a sacrifice does not get any merit.