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Bhagavad Gita 18.37

Chapter 18: Moksha Sanyasa Yoga (Liberation Through Renunciation) · मोक्षसंन्यासयोग

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् ।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् ॥

yattadagre viṣamiva pariṇāme'mṛtopamam |tatsukhaṃ sāttvikaṃ proktamātmabuddhiprasādajam ||

Meaning of Gita 18.37 in English

Happiness that feels like poison at first but becomes like nectar in the end is sattvic. It comes from a clear, calm mind that knows itself.

गीता 18.37 का हिंदी अर्थ

जो सुख शुरू में ज़हर जैसा लगता है पर अंत में अमृत जैसा हो जाता है, वह सात्त्विक है। वह आत्मा को जानने वाली शांत, निर्मल बुद्धि से उपजता है।

true happinessdelayed gratificationdisciplineinner peace

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.