यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः ।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥
१६-२३ ॥
yaḥ śāstravidhimutsṛjya vartate kāmakārataḥ |
na sa siddhimavāpnoti na sukhaṃ na parāṃ gatim ||
16-23 ||
— who, casting aside the rule of scripture; — acts according to the impulse of desire; — he does not attain perfection; — nor happiness, nor the supreme state
Who, casting aside the rule of scripture, acts according to the impulse of desire, attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme state.