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Bhagavad Gita 6.17
The traditional text
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा॥
Roman reading aid
yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu |
yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā ||
Meaning in everyday language
For one whose eating and activity are balanced, whose effort in work is measured, and whose sleeping and waking have a balanced rhythm, yoga becomes a remover of sorrow.
Understand the teaching
The verse follows 6.16, which rejects extremes of eating and sleep as a basis for yoga. Yukta carries the sense of being fittingly regulated or balanced. Krishna locates meditation within daily living: bodily rhythms and the manner of work belong to the preparation. The text provides a principle of measure, not one universal timetable for every body and situation.
A learner can examine whether a plan leaves room for meals, rest, movement and steady effort. An impressive schedule may be difficult to sustain if it ignores ordinary needs. The phrase remover of sorrow expresses yoga’s spiritual purpose in the chapter. A classroom reflection can draw on its sense of balance without turning it into a personalised health prescription.
Words and phrases
- युक्ताहारविहारस्य (yuktāhāra-vihārasya)
- of one with regulated food and activity
- युक्तचेष्टस्य (yukta-ceṣṭasya)
- of one with measured effort
- युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य (yukta-svapnāvabodhasya)
- of one with balanced sleep and waking
- दुःखहा (duḥkha-hā)
- remover of sorrow
Pause and think
Which part of your study plan could become more sustainable?
See an explained answer
I could choose a realistic study period and leave room for ordinary rest and responsibilities. A plan that I can return to is more useful than an extreme promise.