विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् | श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते
vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam . śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate
Ils déclarent tāmasique le sacrifice qui est contraire aux injonctions, où aucune nourriture n'est distribuée, qui est dénué de mantras, sans dakṣiṇā (dons aux prêtres), et qui est dénué de foi.
They declare that sacrifice as 'done through tamas' which is contrary to injunction, in which food is not distributed, in which mantras are not used, in which offerings are not made to priests, and which is devoid of faith.
Un yajña tāmasique est caractérisé par son non-respect des règles scripturaires, l'absence de distribution de nourriture, de récitation de mantras, de dons aux prêtres, et surtout, par un manque total de foi, le rendant sans mérite ni valeur spirituelle.
A sacrifice performed by a Tamasic man is never guided by any consideration for the prescribed rites or incantation. You will find every irregularity in this sacrifice. No food is distributed. No fees which are prescribed in the scriptures are given to the priests. The Mantras are not changed properly. The hymns recited are defective in utterance and accent. Sometimes there is no recitation at all. There is no faith. A man who performs such a sacrifice does not get any merit.