SLOKA OF THE DAY:

Bhagavad Gita As It Is -
Chapter 16 Text 24
tasmac chastram pramanam te
karyakarya-vyavasthitau
jnatva sastra-vidhanoktam
karma kartum iharhasi

tasmat--therefore; sastram--the scriptures; pramanam--evidence; te--your; karya--duty; akarya--and forbidden activities; vyavasthitau--in determining; jnatva--knowing; sastra--of scripture; vidhana--the regulations; uktam--as declared; karma--work; kartum--do; iha--in this world; arhasi--you should.

TRANSLATION

One should therefore understand what is duty and what is not duty by the regulations of the scriptures. Knowing such rules and regulations, one should act so that he may gradually be elevated.