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Chapter 17
vidhihinamasrstannam mantrahinamadaksinam
sraddhavirahitam yajnam tamasam paricaksate
Sacrifice, which is not in conformity with, the ordinances of scriptures, in which no food is offered, no 'mantras' are chanted, no donation is made and which is without faith - that sacrifice, is of the nature of ignorance viz., tamasika.13
Comment:-
Vidhihinam:- There are different methods, for different kinds of sacrifice, in which there is guidance for the altar, utensils for oblation, direction and seating etc. Similarly, different materials are used, in the sacrifice for different gods and goddesses etc., as in the sacrifice for the Goddess Durga, the cloth and material of red colour are used. In tamasa sacrifice, the ordinances are not followed, but are renounced, due to indifference.
Asrstannam:- Tamasika people, who offer wealth as sacrifice, do not offer food, as charity to Brahmanas, because they think that Brahmanas will become idle, if they get free food and they could not work.
Mantrahinam:- In tamasika sacrifice, sacred hymns are not chanted, as tamasika people think, that a sacrifice is performed by offering oblation, because it kills germs, and fragrance, spreads. But there is no need for the chanting of sacred hymns.
Adaksinam:- No sacrificial donations are paid to a priest or Brahmanas, in tamasika sacrifice, because people of tamasika temperament, think that they have offered food to them already. If they offer fees to mem, they will become idle and lazy, and will create a problem of unemployment, and so on. According to them, such Brahmanas are a burden on the earth. But they do not think that if they do not offer fees or food to the Brahmanas, the Brahmanas may or may not become idle and lazy, but they themselves will become heedless, by renouncing their duty.
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