8.67-68
natyasnato ’pi yogo ’sti
na caikantam anasnatah
na cati-svapna-silasya
jagrato naiva carjuna
yuktahara-viharasya
yukta-cestasya karmasu
yukta-svapnavabodhasya
yogo bhavati duhkha-ha"
SYNONYMS
na—not; ati-asnatah—of one who eats too much; api—certainly; yogah—linking with the Supreme; asti—there is; na—not; ca—also; ekantam—solely; anasnatah—of one who abstains from eating; na—not; ca—also; ati-svapna-silasya—of one who dreams too much in sleep; jagratah—of one who keeps awake; na—not; eva—certainly; ca—also; arjuna—O Arjuna; yukta—as much as necessary; ahara—eating; viharasya—of one whose sense enjoyment; yukta—proper; cestasya—of one whose endeavor; karmasu—in executing duties; yukta—as much as necessary; svapna—dreaming while asleep; avabodhasya—of one whose keeping awake; yogah—practice of yoga; bhavati—is; duhkha-ha—diminishing sufferings “My dear Arjuna, one cannot perform mystic yoga if he eats more than necessary or needlessly fasts, sleeps and dreams too much or does not sleep enough.
One should eat and enjoy his senses as much as necessary, one should properly endeavor to execute his duties, and one should regulate his sleep and wakefulness.
Thus one can become freed from material pains by executing mystic yoga.’ ”
PURPORT
This is a quotation from Bhagavad-gita (6.16-17).