Bhagavad Gita 6.11शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥

śhuchau deśhe pratiṣhṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ

nātyuchchhritaṁ nāti-nīchaṁ chailājina-kuśhottaram

Sanskrit recitation

6.10 6.12

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Translation

In a clean spot, having established a firm seat of his own, neither too high nor too low, made of cloth, skin, and kusha grass layered one over the other.

Hindi translation

शुद्ध भूमिपर, जिसपर क्रमशः कुश, मृगछाला और वस्त्र बिछे हैं, जो न अत्यन्त ऊँचा है और न अत्यन्त नीचा, ऐसे अपने आसनको स्थिरस्थापन करके।

Meaning

In this verse the Lord has prescribed the external seat for practising meditation. Details of the pose are given in verse 13.Spread the Kusagrass on the ground first. Over this spread a tigerskin or deerskin over this spread a white cloth.Sit on a naturally clean spot, such as the bank of a river. Or, make the place clean, wherever you want to practise meditation.

After Swami Sivananda

Practice sitting with the mind· 6.10–6.28→

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word→

na: not
ati: too
ajina: a deerskin
chaila: cloth
deśhe: place
kuśha: kuśh grass
nīcham: low
sthiram: steadfast
uttaram: one over the other
āsanam: seat
śhuchau: in a clean
ātmanaḥ: his own
uchchhritam: high
pratiṣhṭhāpya: having established

Bhagavad Gita 6.11शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥

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