Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verse 11
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 6 श्लोक 11

शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः।
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम्।।6.11।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
6.11 Having firmly established in a clean place his seat, neither too high nor too low, and made of cloth, skin and kusa-grass, placed successively one below the other;


English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary
6.11 - 6.12 In a clean spot, i.e., in a spot pure in itself, not owned or controlled by impure persons and untouched by impure things; having established a firm seat, a seat made of wood or similar material, which is neither too high nor too low; which is covered with cloth, deer-skin and Kusa grass in the reverse order; seated on it in a way which promotes the serenity of mind; having the mind concentrated on Yoga; and holding the activities of the mind and senses in check in all ways - he should practise Yoga, i.e., practise the vision of the self for the purification of the self, i.e., to end his bondage.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 6.11Shuchau deshe pratishthaapya sthiramaasanamaatmanah;
Naatyucchritam naatineecham chailaajinakushottaram.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 6.11śhuchau—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