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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 38

Liberation Through Surrender

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्

viṣhayendriya-sanyogād yat tad agre ’mṛitopamam pariṇāme viṣham iva tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.38 mean?

That which, at first, is like nectar, as the senses revel in their objects, but in the end acts like poison—that pleasure arises from Passion.

Word-by-word meaning

viṣhaya—with the sense objects · indriya—the senses · sanyogāt—from the contact · yat—which · tat—that · agre—at first · amṛita-upamam—like nectar · pariṇāme—at the end · viṣham iva—like poison · tat—that · sukham—happiness · rājasam—in the mode of passion · smṛitam—is said to be

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