Sattvic Pleasure.
यत्तदग्रे विषमिव परिणामेऽमृतोपमम् ।
तत्सुखं सात्त्विकं प्रोक्तमात्मबुद्धिप्रसादजम् ॥ ३७ ॥
yattadagre viṣamiva pariṇāme’mṛtopamam .
tatsukhaṃ sāttvikaṃ proktamātmabuddhiprasādajam .. 37 ..
That which is like poison at first, at the end, like nectar that pleasure is declared to be Sattvic, born of the purity of one’s own mind.
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Like poison at first: on its first occurrence it is attended with pain as it is preceded by much trouble in the acquisition of jnana or spiritual knowledge, of vairagya or indifference to worldly objects, of dhyana and samadhi. At the end, the pleasure is like nectar, arising from mature knowledge and indifference to external objects. Declared: by the wise. Born, etc: born of the purity of one’s own buddhi or antah-karana : or born of the perfectly clear knowledge of the Self. Being so born, the pleasure is Sattvic.