Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 24
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 16 श्लोक 24

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।
ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।



English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
16.24. Therefore, by considering the scripture as your authority in determining as to what is to be done and what is not to be done, you should perform action, laid down by the regulations of the scriptures.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
16.23-24  Yah sastravidhim  etc.  Tasmat etc.  On the other hand, a  fall into the hell is [inevitable] for a person who rejects the scriptural injunctions and makes, using his own intellect, an analysis as to what is to be done and what is not to be done.  Therefore, dont make a decision with your intellect about what is to be done and what is not to be done.-This is what is intended to be conveyed here.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 16.24Tasmaat shaastram pramaanam te kaaryaakaaryavyavasthitau;
Jnaatwaa shaastravidhaanoktam karma kartumihaarhasi.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 16.24tasmāt—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