युक्ताहारविहारस्य युक्तचेष्टस्य कर्मसु | युक्तस्वप्नावबोधस्य योगो भवति दुःखहा
yuktāhāravihārasya yuktaceṣṭasya karmasu . yuktasvapnāvabodhasya yogo bhavati duḥkhahā
飲食與活動有節制，行為努力適度，睡眠與清醒有規律者，其「瑜伽」（Yoga）便能成為痛苦的消除者。
Yoga becomes a destroyer of sorrow of one whose eating and movements are regulated, whose effort in works is moderate, and whose sleep and wakefulness are temperate.
在此詩節中，主（Lord）為「瑜伽」（Yoga）學子規定了飲食、娛樂等。瑜伽學子應當始終採取中庸之道。佛陀（Lord Buddha）在初期對飲食等方面走向極端，他非常節制，變得極其虛弱，極大地折磨了自己的身體。因此，他未能成功達到「瑜伽」的成就。過度的苦行對於「真我」實證（Self-realisation）並非必要。主在第十七章第5和第6節中譴責了這一點。苦行不應意味著自我折磨，否則它將變得邪惡。奎師那（Krishna）的「智性瑜伽」（Buddi Yoga）是一種明智的苦行方法。
In this verse the Lord prescribes for the student of Yoga? diet? recreation and th like. The student of Yoga should always adopt the happy medium or the middle course. Lord Buddha went to the extremes in the beginning in matters of food? drink? etc. He was very abstemious and became extremely weak. He tortured his body very much. Therefore he was not able to attain to success in Yoga. Too much of austerity is not necessary for Selfrealisation. This is condemned by the Lord in chapter XVII? verses 5 and 6. Austerity should not mean selftorture. Then it becomes diabolical. The Buddi Yoga of Krishna is a wise approach to austerity. Some aspirants take asceticism as the goal it is only the means but not the end. The nervous system is extremely,sensitive. It responds even to very slight changes and causes distraction of the mind. It is? therefore? very necessary that you should lead a very regulated and disciplined life and should be moderate in food? sleep and recreation. Take measured food. Sleep and wake up at the prescribed time. Sleeo at 9 or 10 p.m. and get up at 3 or 4 a.m. Only then will you attain to success in Yoga which will kill all sorts or pains and sorrows of this life.