Chapter 18 · Verse 39
Bhagavad Gita 18.39
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga · मोक्ष संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः। निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।18.39।।
Roman (IAST)
yadagre cānubandhe ca sukhaṃ mohanamātmanaḥ| nidrālasyapramādotthaṃ tattāmasamudāhṛtam||18.39||
Simple transliteration
yadagre canubandhe ca sukham mohanamatmanah nidralasyapramadottham tattamasamudahritam18.39
Meaning
Meaning (English)
That happiness which deludes the soul both in the beginning and in the end, arising from sleep, laziness, and negligence — that is declared to be tamasic.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
जो सुख प्रारम्भ में और परिणाम (अनुबन्ध) में भी आत्मा (मनुष्य) को मोहित करने वाला होता है, वह निद्रा, आलस्य और प्रमाद से उत्पन्न सुख तामस कहा जाता है।
About this verse
This is verse 39 of 78 in Chapter 18 (Moksha Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
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