Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.37
Gita Bhashya (Sri Ramanujacharya) 18.37 · 18 · Verse 37
Sanskrit Original
।।18.37।।यत् तत् सुखम् अग्रे योगोपक्रमवेलायां बह्वायाससाध्यत्वाद् विविक्तस्वरूपस्य अननुभूतत्वात् च विषम् इव दुःखम् इव भवति? परिणामे अमृतोपमं परिणामे विपाके अभ्यासबलेन विविक्तात्मस्वरूपाविर्भावे अमृतोपमं भवति? तत् च आत्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम्? आत्मविषया बुद्धिः आत्मबुद्धिः? तस्याः निवृत्तसकलेतरविषयत्वं प्रसादः? निवृत्तसकलेतरविषयबुद्ध्या विविक्तस्वभावात्मानुभवजनितं सुखम् अमृतोपमं भवति तत् सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तम्।
18.37 That pleasure, which 'at the beginning,' i.e., at the time of beginning of Yoga, is 'like poison,' i.e., is painful because it reires strenuous efforts and because the distinct nature of the self is not yet experienced, but which after long practice fructifies in the blissful experience of the self - that joy born of a serene state of mind 'focusing on the self' is Sattvika. The Buddhi concerning the self is 'Atama-buddhi.' When all objects are withdrawn from that Buddhi it becomes serene (Prasanna). The joy born of the experience of the self in its distinct nature, when all objects are withdrawn from the Buddhi, becomes 'like elixir'. That joy is said to be Sattvika.