Adhyāya 17Ch 17•Verse 13
"Any sacrifice performed without regard for the dir..."
Adhyāya 17 • Shloka 13
विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् | श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते || १३ ||
vidhi-hīnam asṛṣṭānnaṁ mantra-hīnam adakṣiṇam | śraddhā-virahitaṁ yajñaṁ tāmasaṁ paricakṣate || 13 ||
"Any sacrifice performed without regard for the directions of scripture, without distribution of prasādam [spiritual food], without chanting of Vedic hymns and remunerations to the priests, and without faith, is considered to be in the mode of ignorance."