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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 23 (16.23) means: But the one who casts aside what is right and acts on the pull of desire reaches neither fulfillment, nor happiness, nor the highest goal.
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।
yaḥ śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya vartate kāma-kārataḥ na sa siddhim avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim
But the one who casts aside what is right and acts on the pull of desire reaches neither fulfillment, nor happiness, nor the highest goal.
पर जो धर्म को छोड़कर इच्छा की खींच पर कर्म करता है, वह न पूर्णता पाता है, न सुख, न सर्वोच्च लक्ष्य।
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It is verse 23 of Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 24 verses in total.
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