कृपया भूतजं दु:खं दैवं जह्यात्समाधिना । आत्मजं योगवीर्येण निद्रां सत्त्वनिषेवया ॥ २४ ॥
krpaya bhutajam duhkham daivam jahyat samadhina atmajam yoga-viryena nidram sattva-nisevaya
- krpaya
- by being merciful to all other living entities
- bhuta-jam
- because of other living entities
- duhkham
- suffering
- daivam
- sufferings imposed by providence
- jahyat
- one should give up
- samadhina
- by trance or meditation
- atma-jam
- sufferings due to the body and mind
- yoga-viryena
- by practicing hatha-yoga, pranayama and so forth
- nidram
- sleeping
- sattva-nisevaya
- by developing brahminical qualifications or the mode of goodness
By good behavior and freedom from envy one should counteract sufferings due to other living entities, by meditation in trance one should counteract sufferings due to providence, and by practicing hatha-yoga, pranayama and so forth one should counteract sufferings due to the body and mind. Similarly, by developing the mode of goodness, especially in regard to eating, one should conquer sleep.