Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya 567

Srimad Bhagavad Gita -Ramanujacharya

Chapter-18 Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yogaḥ

viṣayendriya saṃyogād yat tad agre’mṛtopamam | pariṇāme viṣam iva tat sukhaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam || 38 || 38. That pleasure which arises from contact of the sense organs with their objects, which at first is like ambrosia but in the end like poison — that is declared to be Rajasic. Commentary When one engages in sense gratification, the joy that is engendered at first is delectable, but becomes like poison causing hell-like misery once satiation has been achieved or once one is incapable of further enjoyment due to over-indulgence. This pleasure is said to be in the Mode of Rajas.