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युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।6.17।।
yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-cheṣhṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā
But for him who regulates his food and recreation, who is balanced in action, in sleep, and in waking, it shall dispel all unhappiness.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yukta | moderate |
| āhāra | eating |
| vihārasya | recreation |
| yukta cheṣhṭasya karmasu | balanced in work |
| yukta | regulated |
| svapna-avabodhasya | sleep and wakefulness |
| yogaḥ | Yog |
| bhavati | becomes |
| duḥkha-hā | the slayer of sorrows |
In this verse the Lord prescribes for the student of Yoga, diet, recreation and th like. The student of Yoga should always adopt the happy medium or the middle course.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Sequence preparation, discipline, mind, meditation, difficulty, failure and the chapter’s final comparison of yogīs.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaYoga becomes a destroyer of sorrow for one whose eating and movements are regulated, whose effort in works is moderate, and whose sleep and wakefulness are temperate.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaYoga becomes the destroyer of sorrows for those who are temperate in food and recreation, temperate in their actions, and temperate in their sleep and wakefulness.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaIn this verse the Lord prescribes for the student of Yoga, diet, recreation and th like. The student of Yoga should always adopt the happy medium or the middle course.
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But for him who regulates his food and recreation, who is balanced in action, in sleep
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in waking, it shall dispel all unhappiness
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yukta: moderate
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