Chapter 6: Dhyana Yoga, verse 17
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु।
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा ॥
Say ityuktāhāra-vihārasya yukta-cheṣhṭasya karmasu
yukta-svapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā
Translation
Yoga becomes the destroyer of pain for him who is moderate in eating and recreation (such as walking, etc.), who exercises moderation in action, and who is moderate in sleep and wakefulness.
Swami Sivananda
Yoga becomes a destroyer of sorrow for one whose eating and movements are regulated, whose effort in works is moderate, and whose sleep and wakefulness are temperate.
Swami Gambirananda
Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).
Yoga becomes the destroyer of sorrows for those who are temperate in food and recreation, temperate in their actions, and temperate in their sleep and wakefulness.
Swami Adidevananda
Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).
The Yoga becomes a misery-killer for him whose effort for food is appropriate, exertion in activities is proper, and whose sleep and waking are proportionate.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).
But for him who regulates his food and recreation, who is balanced in action, in sleep, and in waking, it shall dispel all unhappiness.
Shri Purohit Swami
दुःखोंका नाश करनेवाला योग तो यथायोग्य आहार और विहार करनेवालेका, कर्मोंमें यथायोग्य चेष्टा करनेवालेका तथा यथायोग्य सोने और जागनेवालेका ही सिद्ध होता है।
Swami Ramsukhdas
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
Classical commentariesFor deeper study. Most are in the original Sanskrit.
Advaita
Non-dual: the self and the absolute are one.
Vishishtadvaita
Qualified non-dual: souls are real parts of the divine.
Dvaita
Dual: the soul and God are eternally distinct.
Shuddhadvaita
Pure non-dual, centred on grace and devotion.
Kashmir Shaivism
The Gita read through Trika Shaiva philosophy.
Modern teachers
20th-century teachers writing for today's readers.
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