అధ్యాయం 17, Slok 13
Text
విధిహీనమసృష్టాన్నం మన్త్రహీనమదక్షిణమ్ | శ్రద్ధావిరహితం యజ్ఞం తామసం పరిచక్షతే ||౧౭-౧౩||
Transliteration
vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam . śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate ||17-13||
Meanings
17.13 That sacrifice which is bereft of authority, which uses offerings not sanctioned by the Sastras, which is performed without recitation of hymns and bereft of gifts and faith - that, they say, is marked by Tamas. - Adi