Chapter 5 · The Yoga of Renunciation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 5.23

शक्नोतीहैव य: सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात् कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्त: स सुखी नर:

śhaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śharīra-vimokṣhaṇāt kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ

Recitation · Text 5.23
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

One who can withstand the surge of desire and anger while still in this body is a yogi, and is a happy person. Note the deadline: before leaving the body, not afterwards — this is described as work for now.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:Note the deadline — before leaving the body, not after. This is described as work for now.