विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् | श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते
vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam . śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate
他們宣稱，那種違背經典規範、不分發食物、不使用「曼陀羅」（Mantra）、不向祭司獻禮、且缺乏信心的祭祀，是屬於惰性（塔瑪斯，Tamas）的。
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.
惰性之人所行的祭祀，從不考慮既定的儀式或咒語。這種祭祀充滿了各種不規範之處：不分發食物，不向祭司支付經典規定的費用，「曼陀羅」（Mantra）念誦不當，讚美詩的發音和聲調有缺陷，有時甚至完全沒有念誦。這種祭祀缺乏信心，行此祭祀之人無法獲得任何功德。
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.