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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 13

The Three Kinds of Faith

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 17.13 mean?

Sacrifice that is contrary to scriptural command, that is unaccompanied by prayers or gifts of food or money, and is without faith—that is the product of ignorance.

Word-by-word meaning

vidhi-hīnam—without scriptural direction · asṛiṣhṭa-annam—without distribution of prasādam · mantra-hīnam—with no chanting of the Vedic hymns · adakṣhiṇam—with no remunerations to the priests · śhraddhā—faith · virahitam—without · yajñam—sacrifice · tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance · parichakṣhate—is to be considered

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