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TEXT 13

TEXT 13

Devanagari

Devanagari

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्‍त्रहीनमदक्षिणम् ।
श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते ॥ १३ ॥

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Tekst

vidhi-hīnam asṛṣṭānnaṁ
mantra-hīnam adakṣiṇam
śraddhā-virahitaṁ yajñaṁ
tāmasaṁ paricakṣate
vidhi-hīnam asṛṣṭānnaṁ
mantra-hīnam adakṣiṇam
śraddhā-virahitaṁ yajñaṁ
tāmasaṁ paricakṣate

Synonyms

Synonyms

vidhi-hīnam — without scriptural direction; asṛṣṭa-annam — without distribution of prasādam; mantra-hīnam — with no chanting of the Vedic hymns; adakṣiṇam — with no remunerations to the priests; śraddhā — faith; virahitam — without; yajñam — sacrifice; tāmasam — in the mode of ignorance; paricakṣate — is to be considered.

vidhi-hīnam — ilma pühakirjade juhenduseta; asṛṣṭa-annam — prasādamit jagamata; mantra-hīnam — vedalikke hümne laulmata; adakṣiṇam — preestreid tasustamata; śraddhā — usk; virahitam — ilma; yajñam — ohverdust; tāmasam — teadmatuse guṇas; paricakṣate — tuleb pidada.

Translation

Translation

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.

Igat ohverdust, mida sooritatakse usuta ja pühakirjade juhendusi järgimata ning millega seoses ei jagata prasādamit [vaimset toitu], ei laulda vedalikke hümne ega tasustata preestreid, tuleb pidada teadmatuse guṇasse kuuluvaks.

Purport

Purport

Faith in the mode of darkness or ignorance is actually faithlessness. Sometimes people worship some demigod just to make money and then spend the money for recreation, ignoring the scriptural injunctions. Such ceremonial shows of religiosity are not accepted as genuine. They are all in the mode of darkness; they produce a demoniac mentality and do not benefit human society.

Pimeduse ehk teadmatuse guṇast sündinud usk on tegelikult uskmatus. Vahel kummardavad inimesed mõnd pooljumalat lihtsalt raha saamiseks ning kulutavad saadud raha igasuguseid pühakirjade ettekirjutusi eirates lihtsalt oma ajaviidetele. Sellised religioossed tseremooniad on vaid etendused ning neid ei saa pidada ehtsateks. Need kuuluvad kõik pimeduse guṇasse, nende tagajärjeks on deemonlik mentaliteet ning nad ei too kasu inimühiskonnale.