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Shri Sankara's Gita Bhashya
(Sri Sankaracharya's Commentary on the Gita)
CHAPTER -5
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23. He who can withstand even here, before (his) liberation from the body; the impulse of desire and anger, he is steadfast (real yogin), he is the happy man. lie who can withstand, is capable of withstanding, overcoming even here, while yet living, before (his) liberation from the body, upto the time of (his) death (the impulse of desire and anger):- Death is fixed as the limit, because the impulse arising from desire and anger is inevitable for a living being, being caused in countless ways; and so upto the moment of death it should not be kept in intimacy (i.e. it should be kept at a distance). The eagerness, the longing, for an agreeable object, which has (once) been experienced as giving pleasure, when it (again) comes within the range of the senses or is heard of or remembered, is desire. The abhorrence for the objects disagreeable to oneself and which are the cause of pain, when (again) seen or heard of or remembered, is anger. The impulse winch desire or anger produces is said to be the im pulse of desire or anger. The impulse arising from desire is the agitation of mind (antah-karana) indicated by hairs standing on end, joyous eyes and cheerful countenance; and the impulse of anger is indicated by violent motion of the body, perspiration, biting of the lips, ruddy eyes, etc. He who is capable of with standing, overcoming, the impulse of desire and anger is the stead fast person, a (Real) Yogin; and he is the happy man here, on earth. What sort of person, resting in Brahman, attains Brahman? The Lord says- |
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