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I would like to ask a question.
Is asking for something or thanking for something Tamasik? Giving thanks is seen in festivals like Ponggal where one thanks the Sun and nature.
Yagnas too done in the mode of Sattva are to please the Devas though devoid of attachment.

The Gita states mode of Tamas as below:

yajante sattvika devan yaksha-rakshansi rajasah

pretan bhuta-ganansh chanye yajante tamasa janah

Translation

BG 17.4: Those in the mode of goodness worship the celestial gods; those in the mode of passion worship the yakṣhas and rākṣhasas; those in the mode of ignorance worship ghosts and spirits.

vidhi-hinam asrishtannam mantra-hinam adakshinam

shraddha-virahitam yajnam tamasam parichakshate

Translation

BG 17.13: Sacrifice devoid of faith and contrary to the injunctions of the scriptures, in which no food is offered, no mantras chanted, and no donation made, is to be considered in the mode of ignorance.

<blockquote data-quote="renuka" data-source="post: 480879" data-attributes="member: 7604">I would like to ask a question.Is asking for something or thanking for something Tamasik? Giving thanks is seen in festivals like Ponggal where one thanks the Sun and nature.Yagnas too done in the mode of Sattva are to please the Devas though devoid of attachment.The Gita states mode of Tamas as below:yajante sattvika devan yaksha-rakshansi rajasahpretan bhuta-ganansh chanye yajante tamasa janah<h2 style="text-align: center">Translation</h2>BG 17.4: Those in the mode of goodness worship the celestial gods; those in the mode of passion worship the yakṣhas and rākṣhasas; those in the mode of ignorance worship ghosts and spirits.vidhi-hinam asrishtannam mantra-hinam adakshinamshraddha-virahitam yajnam tamasam parichakshate
<h2 style="text-align: center">Translation</h2>
BG 17.13: Sacrifice devoid of faith and contrary to the injunctions of the scriptures, in which no food is offered, no mantras chanted, and no donation made, is to be considered in the mode of ignorance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="renuka, post: 480879, member: 7604"] I would like to ask a question. Is asking for something or thanking for something Tamasik? Giving thanks is seen in festivals like Ponggal where one thanks the Sun and nature. Yagnas too done in the mode of Sattva are to please the Devas though devoid of attachment. The Gita states mode of Tamas as below: [FONT=Gaura Times][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][CENTER][I]yajante sattvika devan yaksha-rakshansi rajasah pretan bhuta-ganansh chanye yajante tamasa janah[/I][/CENTER][/COLOR][/FONT] [HEADING=1][CENTER][FONT=Gaura Times][COLOR=rgb(36, 45, 89)]Translation[/COLOR][/FONT][/CENTER][/HEADING] [FONT=Gaura Times][COLOR=rgb(51, 51, 51)][JUSTIFY][B][COLOR=rgb(36, 45, 89)][FONT=cursive][U]BG 17.4[/U]:[/FONT][/COLOR] Those in the mode of goodness worship the celestial gods; those in the mode of passion worship the [I]yakṣhas[/I] and [I]rākṣhasas[/I]; those in the mode of ignorance worship ghosts and spirits. [CENTER][I]vidhi-hinam asrishtannam mantra-hinam adakshinam shraddha-virahitam yajnam tamasam parichakshate[/I][/CENTER] [HEADING=1][CENTER][COLOR=rgb(36, 45, 89)]Translation[/COLOR][/CENTER][/HEADING] [COLOR=rgb(36, 45, 89)][FONT=cursive][U]BG 17.13[/U]:[/FONT][/COLOR] Sacrifice devoid of faith and contrary to the injunctions of the scriptures, in which no food is offered, no mantras chanted, and no donation made, is to be considered in the mode of ignorance.[/B][/JUSTIFY][/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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