शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः | नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ||६-११||
śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiramāsanamātmanaḥ . nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram ||6-11||
Chapter 6 · Verse 11
Dhyana Yoga
ध्यानयोग
In plain words
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.
Translation
6.11 Having established for himself, in a clean spot, a firm seat, which is neither too hight nor too low, and covering it with cloth, deer-skin and Kusa grass in the reverse order -
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.
Word by word
शुचौ in a clean देशे spot प्रतिष्ठाप्य having established स्थिरम् firm आसनम् seat आत्मनः his own न not अत्युच्छ्रितम् very high न not अतिनीचम् very low चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् a cloth skin and Kusagrass one over the other.