Chapter 6 · Verse 11
Path of Meditation
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः। नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्
śhuchau deśhe pratiṣhṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ nātyuchchhritaṁ nāti-nīchaṁ chailājina-kuśhottaram
Word Meanings
śhuchau — in a clean; deśhe — place; pratiṣhṭhāpya — having established; sthiram — steadfast; āsanam — seat; ātmanaḥ — his own; na — not; ati — too; uchchhritam — high; na — not; ati — too; nīcham — low; chaila — cloth; ajina — a deerskin; kuśha — kuśh grass; uttaram — one over the other
Translation
In a clean place, having set up a firm seat for oneself—neither too high nor too low—covered with cloth, deerskin, and kusha grass, one upon the other;
Commentary