› ›

Bhagavad Gita 16.23

Chapter 16 progress: 23 / 24

Jump to Chapter:

Go to Verse:

View:

Sanskrit

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

yaḥ: anyone who;

śāstra: vidhim — the regulations of the scriptures;

utsṛjya: giving up;

vartate: remains;

kāma: kārataḥ — acting whimsically in lust;

na: never;

saḥ: he;

siddhim: perfection;

avāpnoti: achieves;

na: never;

sukham: happiness;

na: never;

parām: the supreme;

gatim: perfectional stage .;

He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination.

Character and Ethics

Choosing integrity and honesty even when shortcuts seem easier.