BG 16.23
यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः ।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥
yaḥ śāstra-vidhim utsṛjya vartate kāma-kārataḥ
na sa siddhim avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim
na sa siddhim avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim
Word-for-word meanings
yaḥ — one who; utsṛjya — casting aside; śāstra-vidhim — the ordinances of scriptures; vartate — acts [instead]; kāma-kārataḥ — under the impulse of material desire; saḥ — he; avāpnoti — attains; na siddhim — neither perfection; na sukham — nor contentment; na — nor; parām — the supreme; gatim — goal.
Translation
One who casts aside the ordinances of scriptures and who acts instead under the impulse of material desire, attains neither perfection, nor contentment, nor the supreme goal.