Bhagavad Gita 5.23 meaningFreedom while fully engaged
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“If you can handle anger and craving, you are truly happy.”
What it means
“Whoever can handle the surge of desire and anger here, in this life, before the body falls away, is centred and truly happy.”
The original Sanskrit
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात् । कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः ॥
śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṃ prākśarīravimokṣaṇāt kāmakrodhodbhavaṃ vegaṃ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
Translations
Literal translation
One who can withstand here itself-before departing from the body-the impulse arising from desire and anger, that man is a yogi; he is happy.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो मनुष्य इसी लोक में शरीर त्यागने के पूर्व ही काम और क्रोध से उत्पन्न हुए वेग को सहन करने में समर्थ है, वह योगी (युक्त) और सुखी मनुष्य है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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