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यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम्।तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्।।18.37।।

yat tad agre viṣam iva pariṇāme 'mṛtopamam tat sukhaṁ sāttvikaṁ proktam ātma-buddhi-prasāda-jam

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 37
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
That which is like poison at first but in the end like nectar - that happiness is declared to be sattvic, born of the purity of one's own mind due to self-realization.

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Why: that happiness which is like poison at first, but like nectar in the end, arising from the clarity of one's own self, is declared to be of goodness, defining the clearest kind of happiness by its counterintuitive timing, difficult upfront, deeply satisfying afterward.

In life: some of the most genuinely satisfying happiness in your life came from something that was actually difficult or even unpleasant at the start, discipline, honest confrontation, delayed gratification, before eventually producing real, lasting satisfaction.

Teaching: notice which of your current pursuits fit this specific pattern, difficult or uncomfortable at first, but likely to be deeply satisfying afterward, and weight your effort toward those over the ones offering only immediate, uncomplicated pleasure.

yatthat which
tatthat
agrein the beginning
viṣam ivalike poison
pariṇāmeat the end
amṛtanectar
upamamcompared to
tatthat
sukhamhappiness
sāttvikamin the mode of goodness
proktamis said
ātmaself
buddhiintelligence
prasāda-jamsatisfactory.

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.37 यत् which? तत् that? अग्रे at first? विषम् poison? इव like? परिणामे in the end? अमृतोपमम् like nectar? तत् that? सुखम् pleasure? सात्त्विकम् Sattvic? प्रोक्तम् is declared (to be)? आत्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् born of the purity of ones own mind due to Selfrealisation.Commentary Agree vishma iva In the beginning it is attended with much pain as one has to abandon the sensual objects and comforts and practise severe austerities and rigorous Sadhana. He has to undergo a severe ordeal when he practises Yama? Niyama? Tapas and various other vows. He has to cultivate dispassion or indifference to sensual pleasures. This gives him much pain at first. The practice of concentration and meditation also gives pain the beginning. Subjugation of the senses is also very troublesome. Nux vomica is very bitter. One feels much discomfort when he takes a mixture that contains nux vomica. But he derives much pleasure in the end when he gets vigour and good appetite and when his dyspepsia is cured. Even so the aspirant drinks the nectar of immortality in the end? attains the highest knowledge? rejoices in the,Self to his hearts content and enjoys supreme peace and eternal bliss.Proktam It is declared by the wise.Atmabuddhiprasadajam Born as purity of ones own intellect or born of the direct? perfect and clear knowledge of Brahman or the immortal? selfluminous? eternal and supreme Self or the Absolute. The individual self experiences Sattvic happiness when it realises union with the highest Self.The pleasure so born is Sattvic. (Cf.VI.1?2)