16.22 एतैर्विमुक्तः कौन्तेय तमोद्वारैस्त्रिभिर्नरः।आचरत्यात्मनः श्रेयस्ततो याति परां गतिम्
etair
Word meanings
etaiḥ—from this;vimuktaḥ—freed;kaunteya—Arjun, the son of Kunti;tamaḥ-dvāraiḥ—gates to darkness;tribhiḥ—three;naraḥ—a person;ācharati—endeavor;ātmanaḥ—soul;śhreyaḥ—welfare;tataḥ—thereby;yāti—attain;parām—supreme;gatim—goal
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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O son of Kunti! A man who has deserted these three gates of darkness does what is good for his Self and thereby reaches the highest goal.
These are the gates which lead to darkness; if a man avoid them he will ensure his own welfare, and in the end will attain his liberation.
One who has been released from these threefold gates of darkness, O Arjuna, works for the good of the self. Hence he reaches the supreme state.
O son of Kunti, a person who is free from these three doors to darkness strives for the good of the soul. Thereby he attains the highest Goal.
A man who is liberated from these three gates to darkness, O Arjuna, practises what is good for him and thus goes to the Supreme goal!
16.24 तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि
tasmācc
Word meanings
tasmāt—therefore;śhāstram—scriptures;pramāṇam—authority;te—your;kārya—duty;akārya—forbidden action;vyavasthitau—in determining;jñātvā—having understood;śhāstra—scriptures;vidhāna—injunctions;uktam—as revealed;karma—actions;kartum—perform;iha—in this world;arhasi—you should
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Therefore, by considering the scripture as your authority in determining what should be done and what should not be done, you should perform actions laid down by the regulations of the scriptures.
Therefore whenever there is doubt whether thou shouldst do a thing or not, let the scriptures guide thy conduct. In the light of the scriptures shouldst thou labour the whole of thy life."
Therefore, let the Sastra be your authority for determining what should be done and what should not be done. Knowing what is enjoined in the injunctions of the Sastra, you should perform work here.
Therefore, the scripture is your authority as regards the determination of what is to be done and what is not to be done. After understanding (your) duty as presented by scriptural injunction, you ought to perform (your duty) here.
Therefore, let the scripture be the authority in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the ordinance of the scriptures, thou shouldst act here in this world.
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दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
Chapter 16: Two Paths
daivāsurasampadvibhāgayoga
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16.23 यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्
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Word meanings
yaḥ—who;śhāstra-vidhim—scriptural injunctions;utsṛijya—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
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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He who neglects the injunctions of the scriptures and acts according to his own will, attains neither success nor happiness nor the highest goal of emancipation.
But he who neglects the commands of the scriptures, and follows the promptings of passion, he does not attain perfection, happiness or the final goal.
He who, abandoning the injunctions of the Sastras, acts under the influence of desire, attains neither perfection nor pleasure, nor the supreme state.
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.
He who, casting aside the ordinances of the scriptures, acts under the impulse of desire, attains neither perfection nor happiness nor the supreme goal.
