The Yoga of Renunciation · 5.23
Desire: Renunciation and Freedom
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्।
कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः॥ ५.२३ ॥
śhaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śharīra-vimokṣhaṇāt
kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
Translation
He who, before leaving his body, learns to overcome the promptings of desire and anger, is a saint and is happy.
— Shri Purohit Swami (1935), public domain
Meaning
This draft lesson introduces Bhagavad Gita 5.23 through stronger key ideas from the verse: desire, anger, generated from. In the context of Renunciation and Freedom, learners connect Sanskrit vocabulary to the verse's teaching before applying it to daily choices. Review this draft before publication.
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