शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः ।नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥
śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiram āsanam ātmanaḥ |nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram ||
- शुचौ देशे · śucau deśe
- in a clean place
- प्रतिष्ठाप्य · pratiṣṭhāpya
- having set up
- स्थिरम् · sthiram
- firm
- आसनम् · āsanam
- seat
- न अतिउच्छ्रितम् · na atyucchritam
- not too high
- न अतिनीचम् · na atinīcam
- not too low
- चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् · cailājinakuśottaram
- with cloth, deerskin, kusha grass layered
“Having set up a firm seat in a clean place — neither too high nor too low — layered with cloth, deerskin, and kusha grass.”
— Original plain-language translation
The manual grows concrete: place, seat, and height all regulated. Cleanliness steadies the mind as much as the body. These details show yoga as an embodied craft.
— Reader's notes (original)