Chapter 5 • Verse 23

Karma Sanyasa Yoga

The Yoga of Renunciation

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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