Dhyāna Yoga

6.17

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Sanskrit · Devanagari

युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥

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yuktāhāravihārasya yuktaceṣṭasya karmasu yuktasvapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkhahā

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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882
who takes due food and exercise who toils duly in all works and who sleeps and awakes (in) due (time). When (a man's) mind well restrained becomes steady upon the self alone

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Commentary · Sanskrit

Śaṅkarācārya

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।।6.17।। युक्ताहारविहारस्य आह्रियते इति आहारः अन्नम् विहरणं विहारः पादक्रमः तौ युक्तौ नियतपरिमाणौ यस्य सः युक्ताहारविहारः तस्य तथा युक्तचेष्टस्य युक्ता नियता चेष्टा यस्य कर्मसु तस्य तथा युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य युक्तौ स्वप्नश्च अवबोधश्च तौनियतकालौ यस्य तस्य युक्त्ताहारविहारस्य युक्त्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु युक्त्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगिनो योगो भवति दुःखहा दुःखानि सर्वाणि हन्तीति दुःखहा सर्वसंसारदुःखक्षयकृत योगः भवतीत्यर्थः।।अथ अधुना कदा युक्तो भवति इत्युच्यते

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Translation · English

Rāmānuja

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6.17 The 'yoga which destroys all sorrows,' i.e., unties bondages, is successfully practised by him who is temperate in eating and recreation, temperate in exertion, and temperate in sleep and vigil.

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Commentary · English

Swami Sivananda

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6.17 युक्ताहारविहारस्य of one who is moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking? etc.)? युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु of one who is moderate in exertion in actions? युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य of one who is moderate in sleep and wakefulness? योगः Yoga? भवति becomes? दुःखहा the destroyer of pain.Commentary 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. Lord Buddha went to the extremes in the beginning in matters of food? drink? etc. He was very abstemious and became extremely weak. He tortured his body very much. Therefore he was not able to attain to success in Yoga. Too much of austerity is not necessary for Selfrealisation. This is condemned by the Lord in chapter XVII? verses 5 and 6. Austerity should not mean selftorture. Then it becomes diabolical. The Buddi Yoga of Krishna is a wise approach to austerity. Some aspirants take asceticism as the goal it is only the means but not the end. The nervous system is extremely,sensitive. It responds even to very slight changes and causes distraction of the mind. It is? therefore? very necessary that you should lead a very regulated and disciplined life and should be moderate in food? sleep and recreation. Take measured food. Sleep and wake up at the prescribed time. Sleeo at 9 or 10 p.m. and get up at 3 or 4 a.m. Only then will you attain to success in Yoga which will kill all sorts or pains and sorrows of this life.

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