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यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः ।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥१६- २३॥
yaH shaastrawidhimutsRRijya wartate kaamakaarataH ।
na sa siddhimawaapnoti na sukhaM na paraaM gatim ॥१६- २३॥
Source: Automatic ITRANS Transliteration
Whosoever, having disregarded scholarly injunctions, behaves motivated by lusts,
Neither attains perfection, nor joy, nor the transcendent state.
Source: Milind S. Pandit
One who acts under the influence of their desires, disobeying scriptural injunctions, neither attains perfection nor happiness nor the supreme goal.
But he who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination.
Source: Bhagavad Gita As It Is