[Advaita-l] शास्त्रविधानस्य उत्सृजनम् (BG 17.1)

[Venkata sriram P]

Namaste,

यः शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य वर्तते कामकारतः।
न स सिद्धिमवाप्नोति न सुखं न परां गतिम्।।16.23।।

ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः।
तेषां निष्ठा तु का कृष्ण सत्त्वमाहो रजस्तमः।।17.1।।

With reference to above two shlokas of BG vide 16.23 & 17.1, the 
former is "शास्त्रं वेदः तस्य विधिं कर्तव्याकर्तव्यज्ञानकारणं विधिप्रतिषेधाख्यम्" ie., 
"not following the vidhi & nishedhas as per the scriptures and acts as 
per the impulsion of his passion" ; whereas, the later one is 
"शास्त्रविधिम् अपश्यन्तः वृद्धव्यवहारदर्शनादेव श्रद्दधानतया"
ie., by ignoring the scriptural injunctions who follow as per their elders.

If we go by the former one, one attains happiness neither here nor elsewhere. 
Hence, Bhagavan Krishna urges to follow the scriptural injunctions.

If we go by the later one, here also, scriptural injunctions are not followed
but the doer follows his elders and acts as per his sweet will and 
his faith is called स्वभावजा. 

When the later is स्वभावजा which is not as per scriptural injunctions 
'ये शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य यजन्ते श्रद्धयाऽन्विताः' how come Bhagavan Krishna says 
"अशास्त्रविहितं घोरं तप्यन्ते ये तपो जनाः" and "अफलाकाङ्क्षिभिर्यज्ञो विधिदृष्टो य इज्यते".

Here, अशास्त्रविहितं (न शास्त्रविहितम्) and विधिदृष्टो (शास्त्रचोदनादृष्टो) are used. 

Are these not self-contradictory & mutually exclusive statements when the 
shraddha itself is 'svabhAvajA' which is based on not following the scriptures 
"शास्त्रविधिमुत्सृज्य".

Pls throw some light on the above.

Regards,
sriram