Karma Sannyasa Yogah - One who is able to withstand, even here before the body is released, the urges born of desire and anger, is a yogi and truly happy.
शक्नोतीहैव य: सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात् |
कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्त: स सुखी नर: ||23||

One who is able to withstand, even here before the body is released, the urges born of desire and anger, is a yogi and truly happy.

  • Sodhum: To withstand or endure.
  • Kama-Krodha: Desire and anger, seen as binding forces.

Krishna praises those who can master desires and anger, marking them as true yogis. He encourages Arjuna to cultivate endurance, suggesting that resilience in overcoming impulses is the cornerstone of spiritual discipline.

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