Bhagavad Gita 6.17 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Balance food and rest, work and play, sleep and waking — and sadness fades.”
What it means
“For someone balanced in food and rest, work and play, sleep and waking, meditation becomes the end of sorrow.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Yuktahara Viharasya”
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु । युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥
yuktāhāravihārasya yuktaceṣṭasya karmasu yuktasvapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkhahā
Translations
Literal translation
Yoga becomes a destroyer of sorrow of one whose eating and movements are regulated, whose effort in works is moderate, and whose sleep and wakefulness are temperate.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
उस पुरुष के लिए योग दु:खनाशक होता है, जो युक्त आहार और विहार करने वाला है, यथायोग्य चेष्टा करने वाला है और परिमित शयन और जागरण करने वाला है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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