Sanskrit Verse
Shaknothaiva yah sodhum prak sharira-vimokshanat, kama-krodhodbhavam vegam sa yuktah sa sukhi narah
Translation & Meaning
One who is able to withstand the impulse of desire and anger even before giving up the body — that person is a yogi and is happy. The capacity to endure these powerful inner forces without being swept away is the very definition of yogic mastery.
Key Teachings
- •Withstanding desire and anger before death is the mark of the yogi
- •Inner discipline is more significant than outer renunciation
- •True happiness comes from mastering inner impulses
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