Bhagavad Gita 18.36 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“There are three kinds of happiness. The best one ends suffering…”
What it means
“Now hear about the three kinds of happiness. There is a happiness you grow into through practice, which brings an end to suffering —
The original Sanskrit
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं शृणु मे भरतर्षभ । अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति ॥
sukhaṃ tvidānīṃ trividhaṃ śṛṇu me bharatarṣabha abhyāsādramate yatra duḥkhāntaṃ ca nigacchati
Translations
Literal translation
Now hear from Me, O scion of the Bharata dynasty, as regards the three kinds of joy: That in which one delights owing to habit, and certainly attains the cessation of sorrows;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे भरतश्रेष्ठ ! अब तुम त्रिविध सुख को मुझसे सुनो, जिसमें (साधक पुरुष) अभ्यास से रमता ह ै और दु:खों के अन्त को प्राप्त होता है (जहाँ उसके दु:खों का अन्त हो जाता है।)।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Commentaries
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Keep reading · 18.37— it feels like poison at first but becomes nectar in the end. It comes from a clear mind and self-knowledge. That happiness is clear.”