Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks
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Text 16.24

तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि

tasmāch chhāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitau jñātvā śhāstra-vidhānoktaṁ karma kartum ihārhasi

Recitation · Text 16.24
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (15 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

Therefore let scripture be your authority in deciding what should and should not be done; knowing what is declared there, you ought to act here. A chapter about two dispositions ends by handing over a standard outside oneself — which is precisely what the second disposition lacked.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:It ends by handing over a standard outside oneself — exactly what was lacking.