अध्याय १८ शलोक  ३९

The Gita – Chapter 18 – Shloka 39

Shloka 39

 जो सुख भोग काल में तथा परिणाम में भी आत्मा को मोहित करने वाला है —- वह निद्रा, आलस्य और प्रमाद से उत्पन्न तामस कहा गया है ।। ३९ ।।

That type of pleasure which blinds one to the path leading to true self-harmony and self-realization, both in the beginning as well as in the end, is known as the TAMAS pleasure. This pleasure is derived from drowziness, laziness, carelessness and illusion. Instead of bringing divine happiness to the soul, it deludes the soul and darkness surrounds it.

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