Bhagavad Gita 6.11 meaningTaming the mind
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Make a clean, comfortable seat — not too high, not too low.”
What it means
“They should set up a steady seat in a clean place, neither too high nor too low, with a soft covering.”
The original Sanskrit
शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः । नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥
śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiramāsanamātmanaḥ nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram
Translations
Literal translation
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;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
शुद्ध (स्वच्छ) भूमि में कुश, मृगशाला और उस पर वस्त्र रखा हो ऐसे अपने आसन को न अति ऊँचा और न अति नीचा स्थिर स्थापित करके....৷৷.।
Swami Tejomayananda
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