Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 16.24
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Adi Shankaracharya) 16.24 · 16 · Verse 24
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।।16.24।। --,तस्मात् शास्त्रं प्रमाणं ज्ञानसाधनं ते तव कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ कर्तव्याकर्तव्यव्यवस्थायाम्। अतः ज्ञात्वा बुद्ध्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं विधिः विधानं शास्त्रेण विधानं शास्त्रविधानम् कुर्यात्? न कुर्यात् इत्येवंलक्षणम्? तेन उक्तं स्वकर्म यत् तत् कर्तुम् इह अर्हसि? इह इति कर्माधिकारभूमिप्रदर्शनार्थम् इति।।इति श्रीमत्परमहंसपरिव्राजकाचार्यस्य श्रीगोविन्दभगवत्पूज्यपादशिष्यस्य,श्रीमच्छंकरभगवतः कृतौ श्रीमद्भगवद्गीताभाष्ये षोडशोऽध्यायः।।
16.24 Tasmat, therefore; sastram, the scripure; is te, your; pramanam, authority, the means of knowledge; karya-akarya-vyavasthitau, as regards the determination of what is to be done and what is not to be done. Therefore, jnatva, after understanding; that which is your own karma, duty; sastra-vidhana-uktam, as presented by scriptural injunction-vidhana is the same as vidhi, precept, in the form, 'you should do', 'you should not do'; as presented by that; arhasi, you ought; kartum, to perform; it iha, here. 'Here' is used for pointing out the sphere in which one is intitled to perform his duties. F:gitadataR.K.GitaCHAPTER16.doc Page 1 of 1