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Bhagavad Gita 18.39
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Sanskrit
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्
Transliteration
yad agre chānubandhe cha sukhaṁ mohanam ātmanaḥ
nidrālasya-pramādotthaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
nidrālasya-pramādotthaṁ tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
Synonyms
yat: that which;
agre: in the beginning;
ca: also;
anubandhe: at the end;
ca: also;
sukham: happiness;
mohanam: illusory;
ātmanaḥ: of the self;
nidrā: sleep;
ālasya: laziness;
pramāda: and illusion;
uttham: produced of;
tat: that;
tāmasam: in the mode of ignorance;
udāhṛtam: is said to be .;
English Meaning
And that happiness which is blind to self-realization, which is delusion from beginning to end and which arises from sleep, laziness and illusion is said to be of the nature of ignorance.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.