Chapter 17 · The Three Kinds of Faith · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 17.13 — Tamasic sacrifice

विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्। श्रद्धाविरहितं यज्ञं तामसं परिचक्षते ॥

vidhihīnamasṛṣṭānnaṃ mantrahīnamadakṣiṇam | śraddhāvirahitaṃ yajñaṃ tāmasaṃ paricakṣate ||

Meaning

A sacrifice done without rules, without sharing food, without mantras, without gifts to the priests and without faith is called tamasic.

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