Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 36
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 36
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं शृणु मे भरतर्षभ।
अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति॥
Transliteration
Sukham tv-idanim trividham shrinu me Bharata-rishabha
Abhyasad-ramate yatra duhkha-antam cha nigachchhati
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
सुखम्sukhamhappiness
इदानीम्idanimnow
त्रिविधम्trividhamthreefold
शृणुshrinuhear
भरतर्षभBharata-rishabhaO best of Bharatas
अभ्यासात्abhyasatthrough practice
रमतेramatedelights
यत्रyatrawhere
दुःखान्तम्duhkha-antamend of suffering
निगच्छतिnigachchhatireaches
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे भरतर्षभ! अब तीन प्रकार के सुख को मुझसे सुनो — जिसमें अभ्यास से आनन्द मिलता है और दुःख का अन्त होता है।
English Translation
Now hear from Me, O best of Bharatas, about the threefold happiness. That happiness in which one delights through practice and in which suffering comes to an end —
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna now classifies happiness itself by the three gunas. The introduction highlights a key principle: genuine happiness requires practice and patience but ultimately leads to the cessation of all suffering. This counters the illusion that instant gratification equals true happiness.