Chapter 6 · Dhyana Yoga - The Yoga of MeditationKrishna
Verse 17
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 6, श्लोक 17
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा॥
Transliteration
Yukta-Ahara-Viharasya Yukta-Cheshtasya Karmasu.
Yukta-Svapna-Avabodhasya Yogo Bhavati Duhkha-Ha.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
युक्ताहारविहारस्यyukta-ahara-viharasyaof one whose eating and recreation are balanced
युक्तचेष्टस्यyukta-cheshtasyaof one whose efforts in action are balanced
कर्मसुkarmasuin actions
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्यyukta-svapna-avabodhasyaof one whose sleep and waking are balanced
योगःyogahyoga
भवतिbhavatibecomes
दुःखहाduhkha-hadestroyer of suffering
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो आहार-विहार में संतुलित है, कर्मों में संतुलित प्रयास करता है, सोने और जागने में संतुलित है — उसका योग दुःखनाशक होता है।
English Translation
For one who is balanced in eating and recreation, balanced in effort in actions, and balanced in sleep and waking — yoga becomes the destroyer of suffering.
Commentary (टीका)
This celebrated verse prescribes the balanced lifestyle essential for yoga. The threefold balance covers diet and leisure (yukta-ahara-vihara), work effort (yukta-cheshta), and rest patterns (yukta-svapna-avabodha). When life is lived in this harmonious balance, yoga naturally destroys all suffering. This teaching has universal relevance, showing that spiritual life flourishes through moderation, not extremes.