BG - 17.13

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।17.13।।

vidhi-hīnam asṛiṣhṭānnaṁ mantra-hīnam adakṣhiṇam śhraddhā-virahitaṁ yajñaṁ tāmasaṁ parichakṣhate

• vidhi-hīnam - without scriptural direction
• asṛiṣhṭa-annam - without distribution of prasādam
• mantra-hīnam - with no chanting of the Vedic hymns
• adakṣhiṇam - with no remunerations to the priests
• śhraddhā - faith
• virahitam - without
• yajñam - sacrifice
• tāmasam - in the mode of ignorance
• parichakṣhate - is to be considered

Translation

They declare that sacrifice to be Tamasic which is contrary to the ordinances of the scriptures, in which no food is distributed, and which is devoid of mantras, gifts, and faith.

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