Chapter 16 · Verse 24 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga
Bhagavad Gita 16.24
Sanskrit
तस्माच्छास्त्रं प्रमाणं ते कार्याकार्यव्यवस्थितौ।ज्ञात्वा शास्त्रविधानोक्तं कर्म कर्तुमिहार्हसि।।16.24।।
Transliteration
tasmāch chhāstraṁ pramāṇaṁ te kāryākārya-vyavasthitau jñātvā śhāstra-vidhānoktaṁ karma kartum ihārhasi
In plain words
When you're lost in the fog of what to do—whether it's your marriage, your job, your health, or your calling—you're drowning in too many voices and not enough ground under your feet. Krishna says: turn to what has held people steady through their darkest hours. Wisdom isn't weakness; it's the rope thrown to you when you're in the water.
Word by Word
When confusion clouds your dharma, the scriptures become your North Star—not as rigid dogma, but as the accumulated wisdom of enlightened souls who walked this path before you. Krishna teaches that sacred texts are not meant to bind you in fear, but to illuminate the difference between actions that lift you toward your highest self and those that drag you into shadow.
In our modern age of infinite voices and competing values, returning to timeless wisdom—whether through sacred texts, spiritual teachers, or your own awakened conscience—cuts through the noise and reveals what you are truly called to do.
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Bhagavad Gita 16.24 — BG 16.24
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