Chapter 6 · The Yoga of Meditation

श्रीकृष्णŚrī Kṛṣṇa speaks

Text 6.11

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मन: नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्

śhuchau deśhe pratiṣhṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ nātyuchchhritaṁ nāti-nīchaṁ chailājina-kuśhottaram

Recitation · Text 6.11
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (16 words)

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Purport Overview & Key Insights

The seat itself: in a clean place, firm, neither too high nor too low, layered with cloth, deerskin and kuśa grass. The instruction is domestic and specific, which is its own reassurance — this is a practice with a floor and a mat, not an abstraction.

✨ Devotional Takeaway:The instruction is domestic and specific: a floor, a mat, a steady seat.