Original Sanskrit

यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् । तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् ॥ १८-३७॥

Transliteration

yattadagre viṣamiva pariṇāme’mṛtopamam tatsukhaṃ sāttvikaṃ proktamātmabuddhiprasādajam 18-37

English Translation

That which is like poison at first, but in the end like nectar, that pleasure is declared to be SATTVIC (pure) born of the purity of ones own mind due to Self realisation.

Word-by-Word Meaning

yat = which; tat = that; agre = in the beginning; viṣamiva = like poison; pariṇāme = at the end; amṛta = nectar; upamaṃ = compared to; tat = that; sukhaṃ = happiness; sāttvikaṃ = in the mode of goodness; proktaṃ = is said; ātma = in the self; buddhi = of intelligence; prasādajaṃ = born of the satisfaction.;

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The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

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