It is said renunciants should eat once one hour past twelve. Yet, some devour food two or three times. And when a fasting period approaches, they also observe the dhāranā-pāranā. In this way, they do both (overeat and fast). However, if one ate once at one o’clock, then the juices that form from food will burn away. Whereas the other (overeating and fasting) will cause indigestion and the juices are converted to virya.1 Then, one has to fast. Footnotes: 1. 1. Virya is the major constituent of the body. The food we eat is gradually transformed into virya after approximately one month. According to Vachanamrut Gadhada I-73, virya is semen. Therefore, Swami is explaining that eating excessively increases lustful desires.