yah sastra-vidhim utsrjya vartate kama-karatah na sa siddhim avapnoti na sukham na param gatim SYNONYMS yah—anyone who; sastra-vidhim—the regulations of the scriptures; utsrjya—giving up; vartate—remains; kama-karatah—acting whimsically in lust; na—never; sah—he; siddhim—perfection; avapnoti—achieves; na—never; sukham—happiness; na—never; param—the supreme; gatim—perfectional stage. TRANSLATION He who discards scriptural injunctions and acts according to his own whims attains neither perfection, nor happiness, nor the supreme destination. PURPORT As described before, the sastra-vidhi, or the direction of the sastra, is given to the different castes and orders of human society. Everyone is expected to follow these rules and regulations. If one does not follow them and acts whimsically according to his lust, greed and desire, then he never will be perfect in his life. In other words, a man may theoretically know all these things, but if he does not apply them in his own life, then he is ...