Bhagavad Gita 18.37 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“…it feels hard at first but becomes sweet like nectar.” — real happiness takes practice.
What it means
— 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.”
The original Sanskrit
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् । तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् ॥
yattadagre viṣamiva pariṇāme.amṛtopamam tatsukhaṃ sāttvikaṃ proktamātmabuddhiprasādajam
Translations
Literal translation
That which is like poison in the beginning, but comparable to nectar in the end, and which, arises from the purity of one's intellect-that joy is spoken of as born of sattva.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो सुख प्रथम (प्रारम्भ में) विष के समान (भासता) है, परन्तु परिणाम में अमृत के समान है, वह आत्मबुद्धि के प्रसाद से उत्पन्न सुख सात्त्विक कहा गया है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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Keep reading · 18.38“Happiness from the senses meeting their objects feels like nectar at first and becomes poison in the end. That happiness is restless.”