Глава 16, Slok 23

Text

йах̣ ш́а̄стравидхимутср̣джйа вартатэ ка̄мака̄ратах̣ | на са сиддхимава̄пноти на сукхам̣ на пара̄м̣ гатим ||16-23||

Transliteration

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

Meanings

16.23 He who, abandoning the injunctions of the Sastras, acts under the influence of desire, attains neither perfection nor pleasure, nor the supreme state. - Adi