Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 6.17

Sanskrit

युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु। युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा।।6.17।।

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

Meaning

Balance in work, rest, and consumption creates resilience. Sustainable success comes from moderation, not extremes.

Translation

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.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: