Chapter 17 Verse 13 of 28

• vidhi-hīnam asṛṣṭānnaḿ
• mantra-hīnam adakṣiṇam
• śraddhā-virahitaḿ yajñaḿ
• tāmasaḿ paricakṣate

Translation

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.

Synonyms

• hīnam

  without scriptural direction

• annam

  without distribution of prasadam

• 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.

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