Shloka 9
अव्यक्त–पुरुष–विवेकः (Discrimination of Avyakta/Prakṛti and Puruṣa) — Yājñavalkya’s Anvīkṣikī to Viśvāvasu
मृत्रोत्सर्गपुरीषे च भोजने च नराधिप । त्रिकालं नाभियुञ्जीत शेषं युज्जीत तत्पर:
mūtrotsargapurīṣe ca bhojane ca narādhipa | trikālaṁ nābhiyuñjīta śeṣaṁ yuñjīta tatparaḥ ||
Vasiṣṭha disse: “Ó rei, não se deve aplicar à prática do ioga nas três ocasiões ocupadas por urinar, evacuar e comer. No tempo restante, porém, deve-se praticar ioga com firme e constante empenho.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Yoga requires disciplined timing: do not force practice during bodily necessities like urination, defecation, and eating; instead, use the remaining time with focused commitment.
Vasiṣṭha instructs a king on practical rules of conduct for yogic discipline, emphasizing propriety and steadiness rather than indiscriminate or ill-timed exertion.