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TEXT 13 vidhi-hinam asrstannam
SYNONYMS  vidhi-hinam--without
scriptural direction; asrsta-annam--without distribution of prasadam;
mantra-hinam--with no chanting of the Vedic hymns; adaksinam--with
no remunerations to the priests; sraddha--faith; virahitam--without;
yajnam--sacrifice; tamasam--in the mode of ignorance; paricaksate--is
to be considered.
TRANSLATION And that
sacrifice performed in defiance of scriptural injunctions, in which no
spiritual food is distributed, no hymns are chanted and no remunerations
are made to the priests, and which is faithless--that sacrifice is of the
nature of ignorance.
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.
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