16.23 यः who, शास्त्रविधिम् the ordinance of the scriptures, उत्सृज्य having cast aside, वर्तते acts, कामकारतः under the impulse of desire, न not, सः he, सिद्धिम् perfection, अवाप्नोति attains, न not, सुखम् happiness, न not, पराम् Supreme, गतिम् Goal.

Commentary:
He who does not care for the Self, who gives free rein to these three sins, is a traitor to the Self. He who has renounced the authority of the Vedas which, like a mother, is eally disposed and kind to all, and which, like a beaconlight, points out what is good and what is evil, does not attain perfection nor happiness nor the Supreme Goal. He who pays no attention to prescribed actions and follows the promptings of desire awakened by the senses, does not obtain God.