यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः ।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम् ॥ १६.२३ ॥

yaḥ śāstra-vidhim-utsṛjya vartate kāma-kārataḥ |
na sa siddhim-avāpnoti na sukhaṁ na parāṁ gatim || 16.23 ||

Krishna emphasizes that all the Scriptures are there to help humanity to tread this great path of inner purity and redemption. If anyone were to disregard the benevolent voice of the Scriptures, that would be to bring about degeneration and downfall to himself as well as the society (16.23).