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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 17

The Path of Meditation

युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा

yuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-cheṣhṭasya karmasu yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.17 mean?

But for him who regulates his food and recreation, who is balanced in action, in sleep, and in waking, it shall dispel all unhappiness.

Word-by-word meaning

yukta—moderate · āhāra—eating · vihārasya—recreation · yukta cheṣhṭasya karmasu—balanced in work · yukta—regulated · svapna-avabodhasya—sleep and wakefulness · yogaḥ—Yog · bhavati—becomes · duḥkha-hā—the slayer of sorrows

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