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Chapter 6
yuktaharaviharasya yuktacestasya karmasu
yuktasvapnavabodhasya yogo bhavati duhkhaha
Yoga which brings out the cessation of the travails of the world is accomplished only by him, who is moderate in diet and recreation, temperate in action and regulated in sleep, and wakefulness. 17
Comment:
Yuktaharaviharasya:—Food (livelihood) should be earned, by honest means, it should be pure, easily digestible, light, a bit less than necessary and items of food must be in accordance with, the ordinance of scriptures and Ayurveda. Recreation, such as physical exercise and walking etc., should be resorted to, moderately.
Yuktacestasya karmasu:—All actions, should be performed, according to one's caste, creed, country, condition and capacity, following the ordinance of the scriptures, and happily for the welfare of others.
Yuktasvapnsvabodhasya:—One, should be moderate in sleep. He should remain awake in the day, go to bed early at night, and rise early in the morning. Here, the term 'Avabodhasya', (wakefulness) has a special meaning, that a striver should be spiritually aroused, as this human life has been bestowed upon him, to attain salvation. The term 'Yukta (moderate), means, that similar rules do not apply to all the persons for diet, recreations, actions, sleep and wakefulness. But, everyone should be moderate in them, according to circumstances he is in.
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