Bhagavad-gītā 5.23
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शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्। कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
śhaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śharīra-vimokṣhaṇāt kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
He who, before leaving his body, learns to overcome the promptings of desire and anger, is a saint and is happy.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| śhaknoti | is able |
| iha eva | in the present body |
| yaḥ | who |
| soḍhum | to withstand |
| prāk | before |
| śharīra | the body |
| vimokṣhaṇāt | giving up |
| kāma | desire |
| krodha | anger |
| udbhavam | generated from |
| vegam | forces |
| saḥ | that person |
| yuktaḥ | yogi |
| saḥ | that person |
| sukhī | happy |
| naraḥ | person |
Yukta means harmonised or steadfast in Yoga or selfabiding. Desire and anger are powerful enemies of peace.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare renunciation of work with renunciation of attachment and examine the chapter’s account of inner freedom.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaOne who can withstand here itself, before departing from the body, the impulse arising from desire and anger, that person is a yogi; they are happy.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaHe who is able, even here, before being released from the body, to bear the impulse generated by desire and anger, he is a Yogin (competent for self-realisation); he is the happy man.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaYukta means harmonised or steadfast in Yoga or selfabiding. Desire and anger are powerful enemies of peace.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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He who, before leaving his body, learns to overcome the promptings of desire and anger, is a saint and is happy
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śhaknoti: is able
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krodha: anger
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