Chapter 17 · Verse 13The Three Divisions of Faith
Bhagavad Gita 17.13
BG 17.13 — Chapter 17 (The Three Divisions of Faith), Verse 13, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् | श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते ||१७-१३||
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vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam . śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate ||17-13||
Roman: vidhihinamasrshtannam mantrahinamadakshinam . shraddhavirahitam yajnam tamasam paricakshate
They declare that sacrifice to be Tamasic which is contrary to the ordinances of the scriptures, in which no food is distributed, which is devoid of Mantras, gifts and faith.