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Bhagavad Gita 17.13

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते।।

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

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SanskritTransliterationMeaning
vidhi-hīnamvidhi-hīnamwithout scriptural direction
asṛiṣhṭa-annamasṛiṣhṭa-annamwithout distribution of prasādam
mantra-hīnammantra-hīnamwith no chanting of the Vedic hymns
adakṣhiṇamadakṣhiṇamwith no remunerations to the priests
śhraddhāśhraddhāfaith
virahitamvirahitamwithout
yajñamyajñamsacrifice
tāmasamtāmasamin the mode of ignorance
parichakṣhateparichakṣhateis to be considered

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.

शास्त्रविधि से रहित, अन्नदान से रहित, बिना मन्त्रों, बिना दक्षिणा और बिना श्रद्धा के किये हुए यज्ञ को तामस यज्ञ कहते हैं।।