कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः ॥ २३ ॥
śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṃ prāk śarīravimokṣaṇāt .
kāmakrodhodbhavaṃ vegaṃ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ .. 23 ..
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While still here: while yet living. Before liberation from the body: up to the point of death. By thus marking death as the limit, the Lord teaches that the impulse of desire and anger is unavoidable during life, since its causes are innumerable, and that till the very moment of death it should not be trusted. Desire (Kāma) is the longing for a pleasure-giving agreeable object of our experience when coming within the ken of our senses, heard of, or remembered; and anger (krodha) is the aversion for the disagreeable, for the cause of pain, when being seen, heard of, or remembered. The impulse of desire (kama) is the agitation of the mind (antah-karana) as indicated by hairs standing on end and by a joyful countenance; and the impulse of anger is the mental agitation indicated by the trembling of the body, by perspiration, lip-biting, fiery eyes, and the like. He who can withstand the impulses of desire and anger is a Yogin, and he is a happy man here on earth.
What sort of a man resting in Brahman attains Brahman?—The Lord says: