English
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 38
Mokṣasaṃnyāsa Yoga · śloka 38
śloka 38
viṣayendriyasaṃyogādyattadagre'mṛtopamam |
pariṇāme viṣamiva tatsukhaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ||18-38||
Translation
That happiness which arises from the contact of sense-objects with the senses—at first it is like nectar, but in the end it is like poison—that happiness is said to be Rajasic.
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