Chapter 16 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of Division between Divine and Demoniac QualitiesKrishna
Verse 23
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 16, श्लोक 23
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्॥
Transliteration
Yah shastra-vidhim-utsrijya vartate kama-karatah
Na sa siddhim-avapnoti na sukham na param gatim
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
यःyahwho
शास्त्रविधिम्shastra-vidhimscriptural injunctions
उत्सृज्यutsrijyadiscarding
वर्ततेvartateacts
कामकारतःkama-karatahaccording to whims
न सिद्धिम्na siddhimneither perfection
अवाप्नोतिavapnotiattains
न सुखम्na sukhamnor happiness
न पराम् गतिम्na param gatimnor the supreme goal
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो मनुष्य शास्त्रविधि को त्यागकर अपनी इच्छा से मनमाने आचरण करता है, वह न सिद्धि प्राप्त करता है, न सुख, न परम गति।
English Translation
He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme goal.
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna warns against the danger of abandoning scriptural guidance in favor of impulsive desires. Without a moral framework, neither material success nor spiritual fulfillment is possible. This verse establishes scripture as the reliable compass for distinguishing right action from wrong.