Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 18, verse 36 · Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 18.36 · Sukham Tvidanim Trividham

सुखं त्विदानीं त्रिविधं शृणु मे भरतर्षभ ।
अभ्यासाद्रमते यत्र दुःखान्तं च निगच्छति ॥

sukhaṃ tvidānīṃ trividhaṃ śṛṇu me bharatarṣabha |
abhyāsādramate yatra duḥkhāntaṃ ca nigacchati ||

Translation

And now hear from me, bull of the Bharatas, about the three kinds of happiness. The happiness in which one comes to delight through practice, and in which one reaches the end of sorrow —

Context

Spoken by Krishna in chapter 18, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga — “Liberation through Renunciation”, which has 78 verses.

Frequently asked questions

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.36 mean?

And now hear from me, bull of the Bharatas, about the three kinds of happiness. The happiness in which one comes to delight through practice, and in which one reaches the end of sorrow —

Who speaks Bhagavad Gita 18.36?

Krishna, speaking to Arjuna, in chapter 18, Moksha Sannyasa Yoga (Liberation through Renunciation).

Sanskrit text: traditional, public domain. Translation and explanation are our own.