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Bhagavad Gita — BG16.23

Chapter 16: Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog · Verse 23 of 24

संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः |

न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ||१६-२३||

Transliteration

yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ . na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim ||16-23||

हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation

जो पुरुष शास्त्रविधि को त्यागकर अपनी कामना से प्रेरित होकर ही कार्य करता है, वह न पूर्णत्व की सिद्धि प्राप्त करता है, न सुख और न परा गति।।

English Translation

Ignoring the precept of the scriptures, he who acts under the impulsion of passion,-he does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme Goal.

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The sixteenth chapter of the Bhagavad Gita is Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga. In this chapter, Krishna describes explicitly the two kinds of natures among human beings - divine and demoniac. Those who possess demonaic qualities associate themselves with the modes of passion and ignorance do not follo…

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About BG16.23

Bhagavad Gita BG16.23 is verse 23 of Chapter 16 — Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāg Yog). This chapter is called Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures. The English translation is: “Ignoring the precept of the scriptures, he who acts under the impulsion of passion,-he does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme Goal.”.