Susnighdhamadhurāhāraśchaturthāmśavivarjitah

Bhujyate śivasamprītyai mitāhārah sa uchyate

Abstemious feeding is that in which ¾ of hunger is

satisfied with food, well cooked with ghee and sweets,

and eaten with the offering of it to Śiva.

Foods injurious to a Yogî

कट्वाम्लतीक्ष्णरवणोष्णहयीतशाक

सौवीयतरै श्चतरसषऩत भद्यभ􀎶ान ।्

आजाश्चदभाॊसदश्चधतिकुरिकोर

श्चऩण्माकश्चहङ्गरु शनु ाद्यभऩथ्यभाहु् ॥६१॥

Katvāmlatīkshnalavanoshnaharītaśāka

Sauvīratailatilasarshapamadyamatsyān

Ājādimāmsadadhitakrakulatthakola

Pinyākahingghulaśunādyamapathyamāhuh

Bitter, sour, saltish, hot, green vegetables, fermented,

oily, mixed with til seed, rape seed, intoxicating liquors,

fish, meat, curds, chhaasa pulses, plums, oilcake,

asafoetida (hînga), garlic, onion, etc., should not be

eaten.

बोजनभश्चहत ॊ श्चवद्यात्पनु यस्योष्णीकॄ त ॊरूऺभ ।

अश्चतरवणभम्लमक्तु ॊ कदशनशाकोत्कॊ वज्यभत ॥् ६२॥

Bhojanamahitam vidyātpunarasyoshnīkrtam rūksham

Atilavanamamlayuktam kadaśanaśākotkam varjyam

Food heated again, dry, having too much salt, sour,

minor grains, and vegetables that cause burning

sensation, should not be eaten, Fire, women, travelling,

etc., should be avoided.

वश्चिस्त्रीऩश्चथसवे ानाभादौ वजनत भाचयेत ॥् ६३॥

Vahnistrīpathisevānāmādau varjanamācharet

As said by Goraksa, one should keep aloof from the

society of the evilminded, fire, women, travelling, early

morning bath, fasting, and all kinds of bodily exertion.

तथा श्चह गोयऺवचनभ ्

वजमत द्दे जु नत ऩयान्त ॊ वश्चिस्त्रीऩश्चथसवे नभ ।्

प्रात्िानोऩवासाश्चद कामकरेशश्चवश्चध ॊ तथा ॥६४॥

Tathā hi ghorakshavachanam

Varjayeddurjanaprāntam vahnistrīpathisevanam

Prātahsnānopavāsādi kāyakleśavidhim tathā

Wheat, rice, barley, shâstik (a kind of rice), good corns,

milk, ghee, sugar, butter, sugarcandy, honey, dried

ginger, Parwal (a vegetable) the five vegetables, moong,

pure water; these are very beneficial to those who

practise Yoga.

गोधूभशाश्चरमवषाश्चष्टकशोबनान्नॊ

शण्ु िीऩटोरकपराश्चदकऩञ्चशाकॊ

भद्गु ाश्चदश्चदव्यभदु कॊ च मभीन्द्यऩथ्यभ ॥् ६५॥

Ghodhūmaśāliyavashāshtikaśobhanānnam

Kshīrājyakhandanavanītasi hāmadhūni

Śunthīpatolakaphalādikapañchaśākam

Mudghādidivyamudakam cha yamīndrapathyam

A Yogî should eat tonics (things giving strength), well

sweetened, greasy (made with ghee), milk, butter, etc.,

which may increase humors of the body, according to

his desire.

ऩष्टु ॊ सभु धयु ॊ श्चिग्ध ॊ गव्य ॊ धातप्रु ऩोषणभ ।्

भनोश्चबरश्चषत ॊ मोग्म ॊ मोगी बोजनभाचयेत ॥् ६६॥

Pushtam sumadhuram snighdham

Gavyam dhātupraposhanam

Manobhilashitam yoghyam yogī bhojanamācharet

Whether young, old or too old, sick or lean, one who

discards laziness gets success if he practises Yoga.

मवु ा वॄद्धोऽश्चतवॄद्धो वा व्याश्चधतो दुफरत ोऽश्चऩ वा ।

अभ्यासाश्चत्सश्चद्धभाप्नोश्चत सवमत ोगिे तश्चन्द्यत् ॥६७॥

Yuvo vrddhoativrddho vā vyādhito durbaloapi vā

Abhyāsātsiddhimāpnoti sarvayogheshvatandritah

Success comes to him who is engaged in the practice.

How can one get success without practice; for by merely

reading books on Yoga, one can never get success.

श्चिमामक्तु स्य श्चसश्चद्ध् स्यादश्चिमस्य कथ ॊ बवते ।्

न शास्त्रऩािभात्रणे मोगश्चसश्चद्ध् प्रजामत े॥६८॥

Kriyāyuktasya siddhih syādakriyasya katham bhavet

Na śāstrapāthamātrena yogasiddhih prajāyate