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වාර්ෂ් ප්‍රාදේශය ,  නිසි වාර්ෂ් ප්‍රාදේශය  යනු  වාර්ෂ් ප්‍රාදේශය  යනු  වාර්ෂ් ප්‍රාදේශය  යනු  වාර්ෂ් ප්‍රාදේශය  යනු  වාර්ෂ් ප්‍ර
[Ch. 17]
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.
TEXT 14.
देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् । ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥१४॥
deva-dvija-guru-prājña-pūjanaṁ śaucam ārjavam brahma-caryam ahiṁsā ca śarīraṁ tapa ucyate
deva —the Supreme Lord;  dvija —the  brāhmaṇa ;  guru —the spiritual master;  prājña —worshipable personalities;  pūjanam —worship;  śaucam —cleanliness;  ārjavam —simplicity;  brahma-caryam —celibacy;  ahiṁsā —nonviolence;  ca —also;  śārīram —pertaining to the body;  tapaḥ —austerity;  ucyate —is said to be.
TRANSLATION
The austerity of the body consists in this: worship of the Supreme Lord, the brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master, and superiors like the father and mother. Cleanliness, simplicity, celibacy and nonviolence are also austerities of the body.