Bhagavad Gita 6.11
Dhyana Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः | नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ||६-११||
Transliteration
śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiramāsanamātmanaḥ . nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram ||6-11||
In a clean spot, having established a firm seat of his own, neither too high nor too low, made of a cloth, a skin and Kusa-grass, one over the other.
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
Classical Commentary
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.