Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 18, verse 37 · Krishna
Bhagavad Gita 18.37 · Yattadagre Vishamiva
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् ।
तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् ॥
yattadagre viṣamiva pariṇāme’mṛtopamam |
tatsukhaṃ sāttvikaṃ proktamātmabuddhiprasādajam ||
Translation
— which is like poison at first but like nectar in the end, and is born of the clarity of one’s own mind — that happiness is called sattvic.
Context
Spoken by Krishna in chapter 18, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga — “Liberation through Renunciation”, which has 78 verses.
Frequently asked questions
What does Bhagavad Gita 18.37 mean?
— which is like poison at first but like nectar in the end, and is born of the clarity of one’s own mind — that happiness is called sattvic.
Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 18.37?
Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 18, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga (Liberation through Renunciation).
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