Verse 6.17
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु ।
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥
Transliteration
yuktāhāravihārasya yuktaceṣṭasya karmasu |
yuktasvapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkhahā ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking, etc.), who is moderate in exertion in actions, who is moderate in sleep and wakefulness.
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For one who is measured in eating and recreation, measured in effort at work, measured in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrow.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
The positive rule is given. For one who is yukta, measured or balanced, in eating and recreation, in effort at work, and in sleep and waking, yoga becomes the remover of sorrow. The same word yukta, which also means joined in yoga, describes ordinary daily habits. The suggestion is that balance in daily life is already part of yoga, not a preliminary separate from it. The verse has become a well-known guide for a sustainable spiritual life that does not turn against the body.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08