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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 11

The Path of Meditation

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः। नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 6.11 mean?

In a clean place, having established a firm seat for himself, neither too high nor too low, covered with kusha grass, then a deerskin, and a cloth one over the other—

Word-by-word meaning

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

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