Word meanings
- śucau
- in a clean
- deśe
- place
- pratiṣṭhāpya
- having established
- sthiram
- steadfast
- āsanam
- seat
- ātmanaḥ
- his own
- na
- not
- ati
- too
- ucchritam
- high
- na
- not
- ati
- too
- nīcam
- low
- caila
- cloth
- ajina
- a deerskin
- kuśa
- kuśh grass
- uttaram
- one over the other
Translations
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.
Having chosen a holy place, let him sit in a firm posture on a seat that is neither too high nor too low, and cover it with a grass mat, a deer skin, and a cloth.
Having firmly established in a clean place his seat, neither too high nor too low, composed of cloth, skin, and kusa-grass placed successively one below the other;
शुद्ध भूमिपर, जिसपर क्रमशः कुश, मृगछाला और वस्त्र बिछे हैं, जो न अत्यन्त ऊँचा है और न अत्यन्त नीचा, ऐसे अपने आसनको स्थिरस्थापन करके।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.