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Bhagavad-gītā 18.38
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 38
- विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम् ।
- परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥३८॥
- viṣayendriya-saṁyogād
- yat tad agre 'mṛtopamam
- pariṇāme viṣam iva
- tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛtam
viṣayaof the objects of the senses — of the objects of the senses; indriyaand the senses — and the senses; saṁyogātfrom the combination — from the combination; yatwhich — which; tatthat — that; agrein the beginning — in the beginning; amṛtajust like nectar-upamamjust like nectar — just like nectar; pariṇāmeat the end — at the end; viṣamlike poison ivalike poison — like poison; tatthat — that; sukhamhappiness — happiness; rājasamin the mode of passion — in the mode of passion; smṛtamis considered — is considered.
That happiness which is derived from contact of the senses with their objects and which appears like nectar at first but poison at the end is said to be of the nature of passion.
A young man and a young woman meet, and the senses drive the young man to see her, to touch her and to have sexual intercourse. In the beginning this may be very pleasing to the senses, but at the end, or after some time, it becomes just like poison. They are separated or there is divorce, there is lamentation, there is sorrow, etc. Such happiness is always in the mode of passion. Happiness derived from a combination of the senses and the sense objects is always a cause of distress and should be avoided by all means.