TEXT 16

Devanagari

नात्यश्न‍तस्तु योगोऽस्ति न चैकान्तमनश्न‍त: ।
न चातिस्वप्‍नशीलस्य जाग्रतो नैव चार्जुन ॥ १६ ॥

Text

Tekst

nāty-aśnatas tu yogo ’sti
na caikāntam anaśnataḥ
na cāti-svapna-śīlasya
jāgrato naiva cārjuna

Synonyms

na — never; ati — too much; aśnataḥ — of one who eats; tu — but; yogaḥ — linking with the Supreme; asti — there is; na — nor; ca — also; ekāntam — overly; anaśnataḥ — abstaining from eating; na — nor; ca — also; ati — too much; svapna-śīlasya — of one who sleeps; jāgrataḥ — or one who keeps night watch too much; na — not; eva — ever; ca — and; arjuna — O Arjuna.

na — aldrig; ati — for meget; aśnataḥ — for den, som spiser; tu — men; yogaḥ — at forbinde sig med den Højeste; asti — der er; na — ej heller; ca — også; ekāntam — overdreven; anaśnataḥ — for den, der afholder sig fra at spise; na — ej heller; ca — også; ati — for meget; svapna-śīlasya — for den, som sover; jāgrataḥ — eller for den, som holder sig for meget vågen; na — ikke; eva — nogensinde; ca — og; arjuna — O Arjuna.

Translation

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

O Arjuna, man kan ikke blive en yogī, hvis man spiser for meget eller spiser for lidt, sover for meget eller ikke sover nok.

Purport

Regulation of diet and sleep is recommended herein for the yogīs. Too much eating means eating more than is required to keep the body and soul together. There is no need for men to eat animals, because there is an ample supply of grains, vegetables, fruits and milk. Such simple foodstuff is considered to be in the mode of goodness according to the Bhagavad-gītā. Animal food is for those in the mode of ignorance. Therefore, those who indulge in animal food, drinking, smoking and eating food which is not first offered to Kṛṣṇa will suffer sinful reactions because of eating only polluted things. Bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt. Anyone who eats for sense pleasure, or cooks for himself, not offering his food to Kṛṣṇa, eats only sin. One who eats sin and eats more than is allotted to him cannot execute perfect yoga. It is best that one eat only the remnants of foodstuff offered to Kṛṣṇa. A person in Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not eat anything which is not first offered to Kṛṣṇa. Therefore, only the Kṛṣṇa conscious person can attain perfection in yoga practice. Nor can one who artificially abstains from eating, manufacturing his own personal process of fasting, practice yoga. The Kṛṣṇa conscious person observes fasting as it is recommended in the scriptures. He does not fast or eat more than is required, and he is thus competent to perform yoga practice. One who eats more than required will dream very much while sleeping, and he must consequently sleep more than is required. One should not sleep more than six hours daily. One who sleeps more than six hours out of twenty-four is certainly influenced by the mode of ignorance. A person in the mode of ignorance is lazy and prone to sleep a great deal. Such a person cannot perform yoga.

FORKLARING: Yogīerne bliver her anbefalet at regulere deres kost og søvn. At spise for meget betyder at spise mere end påkrævet for at opretholde livet. Mennesket behøver ikke at spise dyr, for der er rigeligt med korn, grøntsager, frugter og mælk. Ifølge Bhagavad-gītā anses sådanne enkle fødevarer for at være i godhedens kvalitet. Animalsk føde er for mennesker i uvidenhedens kvalitet. Derfor må de, der hengiver sig til animalsk føde, druk, rygning og mad, der ikke først er ofret til Kṛṣṇa, lide syndige reaktioner, for de indtager kun urene ting. Bhuñjate te tv aghaṁ pāpā, ye pacanty ātma-kāraṇāt (Bg. 3.13). Alle, der spiser for deres sansenydelses skyld eller laver mad til sig selv uden at ofre den til Kṛṣṇa, spiser blot synd. Den, der spiser synd og spiser mere, end han er blevet tildelt, kan ikke udøve perfekt yoga. Det er bedst kun at spise resterne af mad, der er blevet ofret til Kṛṣṇa. En Kṛṣṇa-bevidst person spiser intet, der ikke først er ofret til Kṛṣṇa. Derfor kan kun den Kṛṣṇa- bevidste person opnå fuldkommenhed i yoga. Den, der kunstigt afholder sig fra at spise ved at udforme sit eget fastesystem, kan heller ikke udøve yoga. Den Kṛṣṇa-bevidste person faster, som det anbefales i skrifterne. Han faster eller spiser ikke mere end nødvendigt og er således kvalificeret til at praktisere yoga. Den, der spiser mere end nødvendigt, vil drømme meget, når han sover, og må derfor sove mere end nødvendigt. Man behøver ikke mere end seks timers søvn i døgnet. Den, der sover mere end seks af døgnets 24 timer, er afgjort påvirket af uvidenhedens kvalitet. En person i uvidenhedens kvalitet er doven og tilbøjelig til at sove en hel del. En sådan person kan ikke praktisere yoga.