Chapter 5 · The Yoga of Renunciation · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 5.23 — Mastering desire and anger

शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात्। कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः ॥

śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṃ prākśarīravimokṣaṇāt | kāmakrodhodbhavaṃ vegaṃ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ ||

Meaning

One who can withstand the surge of desire and anger here, before leaving the body, is a yogi and is truly happy.

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