Chapter 18: Moksha-Sanyasa Yoga
38Bhagavad Gita Verse 18.38
Sanskrit Shloka • मूल संस्कृत श्लोक
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम् । परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥ १८.३८ ॥
हिन्दी भावार्थ (Hindi Translation)
जो सुख विजय और इन्द्रियों के संयोग से होता है, वह पहले —-भोग काल में अमृत के तुल्य प्रतीत होने पर भी परिणाम में विष के तुल्य है ; इसलिये वह सुख राजस कहा गया है ।
English Translation & Meaning
However O Arjuna, pleasure which is derived immediately from the contact of the senses with their objects, appears to the human senses as the sweet nectar at first, but later it is discovered to be nothing more than poison to one’s own being. This pleasure is known as the Rajas pleasure of passion.
Ch 18 • Verse 38 of 78