vidhi-hinam asrishtannam mantra-hinam adakshinam, sraddha-virahitam yajnam tamasam paricakshate
Sacrifice devoid of scriptural injunction, without food distribution, without sacred chants, without fees to priests, and without faith is declared to be tamasic.
- •Tamasic sacrifice ignores all proper forms and disciplines
- •Lack of faith renders any ritual spiritually empty
- •Proper form, charity, and sincerity are essential to valid worship