Gita Verse 17.13

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17, Verse 13

Sanskrit Verse

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

Transliteration

vidhi-hīnam asṛiṣhṭānnaṁ mantra-hīnam adakṣhiṇam

śhraddhā-virahitaṁ yajñaṁ tāmasaṁ parichakṣhate

Word meanings

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

Swami Sivananda's 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.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 17

Related Gunas: Tamas