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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 23

Divine and Demoniac Natures

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्

yaḥ śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya vartate kāma-kārataḥ na sa siddhim avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.23 mean?

But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures and follows the promptings of passion does not attain perfection, happiness, or the final goal.

Word-by-word meaning

yaḥ—who · śhāstra-vidhim—scriptural injunctions · utsṛijya—discarding · vartate—act · kāma-kārataḥ—under the impulse of desire · na—neither · saḥ—they · siddhim—perfection · avāpnoti—attain · na—nor · sukham—happiness · na—nor · parām—the supreme · gatim—goal

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