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Bhagavad-gītā As It Is · Text 6.17
युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु ।
युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दु:खहा ॥ १७ ॥
yuktāhāra-vihārasya
yukta-ceṣṭasya karmasu
yukta-svapnāvabodhasya
yogo bhavati duḥkha-hā
He who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate all material pains by practicing the yoga system.
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3 study points
Regulated eating, sleeping, recreation and work help a person reduce all material pains through yoga.
Prabhupāda explains that excess in bodily demands blocks yoga progress. A Kṛṣṇa conscious person regulates life through service to Kṛṣṇa.
Accept prasādam, food offered to Kṛṣṇa, and connect your work with His service.
These notes cover verses 6.16–17
Regulated lifestyle — A yogi must keep careful balance in eating, sleeping, recreation and work
Texts 6.17 & 6.18
In Texts 6.10 — 6.17, Krishna has described how to meditate. Now Krishna will describe the perfectional stage of astanga-yoga
Krishna describes the practices of astanga-yoga
The result are ‘Yogarudha (the perfectional stage)’ and ultimately ‘the vision of the Supersoul’.
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The spiritual concepts this verse connects to.
Key ideas: manas, indriya, yoga.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does BG 6.17 establish in Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport, and how does it connect to mind & yoga?
Sit quietly for ten minutes and gently return the mind.
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Study notes are editorial summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport.