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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5, Verse 23 (5.23) means: The one who can withstand the surge of craving and anger here, before leaving the body, is truly steady, and is a happy person.
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्। कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः।।5.23।।
śhaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śharīra-vimokṣhaṇāt kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
The one who can withstand the surge of craving and anger here, before leaving the body, is truly steady, and is a happy person.
जो शरीर छोड़ने से पहले, यहीं, काम और क्रोध के वेग को सह सकता है, वही सचमुच स्थिर है, और वही सुखी व्यक्ति है।
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It is verse 23 of Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 29 verses in total.
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