Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 37

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 37 (18.37) means: which is like poison at first but like nectar in the end, born of a clear and settled mind, is clear happiness.

Sanskrit

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

Transliteration

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

Translation

which is like poison at first but like nectar in the end, born of a clear and settled mind, is clear happiness.

Hindi

जो पहले विष जैसा पर अंत में अमृत जैसा है, स्पष्ट और स्थिर मन से जन्मा, वह स्पष्ट सुख है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 37?

which is like poison at first but like nectar in the end, born of a clear and settled mind, is clear happiness.

Which chapter is verse 18.37 from?

It is verse 37 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.

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