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नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः

Aligning Consciousness

Ch 6Verse 16
Adhyāya 6 Shloka 16

नात्यश्नतस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्नत: | न चाति स्वप्नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन || १६ ||

nāty-aśnatas tu yogo 'sti na caikāntam anaśnataḥ | na cāti-svapna-śīlasya jāgrato naiva cārjuna || 16 ||

"There is no possibility of one's becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough."

Historical Context

The Direct Meaning

Krishna completely rejects physical extremism. He states with absolute certainty that Yoga is simply not possible (yogo na asti) for someone who eats too much (ati-aśnataḥ), nor for someone who starves themselves by eating nothing at all (ekāntam anaśnataḥ). Similarly, it is impossible for someone who sleeps too much (ati-svapna-śīlasya), and it is equally impossible for someone who stays awake perpetually (jāgrato naiva ca), O Arjuna.

Translated from the original Sanskrit text

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