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BG 16.24 — 16.24 Therefore, let the scripture be thy authority in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done. Having known what is said in the or | Live Gita
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तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ |
ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि ||१६-२४||

tasmācchāstraṃ pramāṇaṃ te kāryākāryavyavasthitau . jñātvā śāstravidhānoktaṃ karma kartumihārhasi ||16-24||


।।16.24।। इसलिए तुम्हारे लिए कर्तव्य और अकर्तव्य की व्यवस्था (निर्णय) में शास्त्र ही प्रमाण है शास्त्रोक्त विधान को जानकर तुम्हें अपने कर्म करने चाहिए।।

Word-by-word meanings

16.24 तस्मात् therefore? शास्त्रम् scripture? प्रमाणम् (be) authority? ते they? कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ in determining what ought to be done and what ought not to be done? ज्ञात्वा having known? शास्त्रविधानोक्तम् what is said in the ordinance of the scriptures? कर्म action? कर्तुम् to do? इह here (in this world)? अर्हसि shouldst.Commentary He who desires the welfare of the Self should not disregard the ?nds of the scriptures. A man who is anxious to obtain eternal bliss should respect the Vedas a

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।16.24।।सुतरां कर्तव्य और अकर्तव्यकी व्यवस्थामें तेरे लिये शास्त्र ही प्रमाण है? अर्थात् ज्ञान प्राप्त करनेका साधन है। अतः शास्त्रविधानसे कही हुई बातको समझकर यानी आज्ञाका नाम विधान है। शास्त्रद्वारा जो ऐसी आज्ञा दी जाय कि यह कार्य कर? यह मत कर वह शास्त्रविधान है? उससे बताये,हुए स्वकर्मको जानकर तुझे इस कर्मक्षेत्रमें कार्य करना उचित है। इह शब्द जिस भूमिमें कर्मोंका अधिकार है उसका लक्ष्य करवानेवाला है।

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Swami Gambirananda

16.24 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.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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