विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्
श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते
vidhihīnam asṛṣṭānnaṃ
mantrahīnam adakṣiṇam
śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ
tāmasaṃ paricakṣate
SYNONYMS
TRANSLATION
That sacrifice which is bereft of authority, which uses offerings not sanctioned by the Shastras, which is performed without recitation of hymns and bereft of gifts and faith—that, they say, is marked by Tamas.
PURPORT
They say that sacrifice is Tamasa, which is bereft of the authority of injunction of Brahmanas of learning and good conduct as ‘Do this sacrifice’; which is ‘Asrshtanna’ viz., which uses offerings (materials) not sanctioned by the Shastras; which is performed without recitation of hymns; and which is bereft of gifts and faith.
Now, to explain the threefold division of austerities according to their source in the Gunas, Shri Krishna describes their differences in respect of the body, speech and mind: