Shloka 16.23
See the full chapter ↗BHAGAVAD GITA · 16.23
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः | न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ||१६-२३||
Transliteration · pronunciation guide
yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ . na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim ||16-23||
English translation
16.23 He who, having cast aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, attains not perfection, nor happiness nor the Supreme Goal.
Translation: Swami Sivananda · Sources & context
Read aloud uses your browser’s speech service and available voices; some devices may use a network connection. This is a reading aid, not a Sanskrit chant.