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यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः ।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥१६- २३॥

Transliteration

yaH shaastrawidhimutsRRijya wartate kaamakaarataH ।

na sa siddhimawaapnoti na sukhaM na paraaM gatim ॥१६- २३॥

Translation

Whosoever, having disregarded scholarly injunctions, behaves motivated by lusts,
Neither attains perfection, nor joy, nor the transcendent state.

Translation

One who acts under the influence of their desires, disobeying scriptural injunctions, neither attains perfection nor happiness nor the supreme goal.

Translation

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