विधि हीनम् असृष्ट अन्नम् मन्त्र हीनम् अदक्षिणम्
श्रद्धा विरहितम् यज्ञम् तामसम् परिचक्षते
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् ।
श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते ॥१७:१३॥
vidhiheenamasrishtaannam mantraheenamadakshinam
shraddhaavirahitam yagnyam taamasam parichakshate ||17:13||
vidhi heenam asrishta annam mantra heenam adakshinam
shraddhaa virahitam yagnyam taamasam parichakshate
Purport The sacrifice devoid of due process, without distribution of food, without chanting hymns, without remunerations to the priests, devoid of faith is related to Taamas (with the characteristic of darkness).
हीनम् (hinam) -- less; devoid of
असृष्ट (asrishta) -- uncreated; undistributed
अन्नम् (annam) -- grain; food
मन्त्र (mantra) -- spiritual hymn; prayer verse
हीनम् (heenam) -- less; devoid of
अदक्षिणम् (adaksinam) -- without remunerations to the priests
विरहितम् (virahitam) -- devoid of; without
यज्ञम् (yagnyam) -- sacrifice; oblations
तामसम् (taamasaam) -- Taamas; ignorant
परिचक्षते (parichakshate) -- related; declared