Word meanings
- yaḥ
- who
- śāstra-vidhim
- scriptural injunctions
- utsṛjya
- discarding
- vartate
- act
- kāma-kārataḥ
- under the impulse of desire
- na
- neither
- saḥ
- they
- siddhim
- perfection
- avāpnoti
- attain
- na
- nor
- sukham
- happiness
- na
- nor
- parām
- the supreme
- gatim
- goal
Translations
He who, having cast aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the Supreme Goal.
But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures and follows the promptings of passion does not attain perfection, happiness, or the final goal.
Ignoring the precepts of the scriptures, he who acts under the impulse of passion does not attain perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme goal.
जो मनुष्य शास्त्रविधिको छोड़कर अपनी इच्छासे मनमाना आचरण करता है, वह न सिद्धि-(अन्तःकरणकी शुद्धि-) को, न सुखको और न परमगतिको ही प्राप्त होता है।Commentary
He who does not care for the Self, who gives free rein to these three sins, is a traitor to the Self. He who has renounced the authority of the Vedas which, like a mother, is eally disposed and kind to all, and which, like a beaconlight, points out what is good and what is evil, does not attain perfection nor happiness nor the Supreme Goal. He who pays no attention to prescribed actions and follows the promptings of desire awakened by the senses, does not obtain God.