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Bhagavad Gita 18.37
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Sanskrit
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्
Transliteration
yat tad agre viṣam iva pariṇāme 'mṛtopamam tat sukhaṁ sāttvikaṁ proktam ātma-buddhi-prasāda-jam
Synonyms
yat: which;
tat: that;
agre: in the beginning;
viṣam iva: like poison;
pariṇāme: at the end;
amṛta: nectar;
upamam: compared to;
tat: that;
sukham: happiness;
sāttvikam: in the mode of goodness;
proktam: is said;
ātma: in the self;
buddhi: of intelligence;
prasāda: jam — born of the satisfaction .;
English Meaning
That which in the beginning may be just like poison but at the end is just like nectar and which awakens one to self-realization is said to be happiness in the mode of goodness.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.