शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य स्थिरमासनमात्मनः ।
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥
नात्युच्छ्रितं नातिनीचं चैलाजिनकुशोत्तरम् ॥
हिन्दी अनुवाद
शुद्ध भूमिपर, जिसपर क्रमशः कुश, मृगछाला और वस्त्र बिछे हैं, जो न अत्यन्त ऊँचा है और न अत्यन्त नीचा, ऐसे अपने आसनको स्थिरस्थापन करके ॥
English
Having placed a firm seat for himself on a clean spot, neither too high nor too low, with cloth, deerskin, and kusha grass laid in layers.
श्लोक का अर्थ
Choose a clean, steady seat that is neither too high nor too low, and prepare it with cloth, deerskin, and kusha grass.
संदर्भ और टिप्पणी
Krishna is teaching Arjuna how to meditate after the war has frozen in his heart. Before the mind can be gathered, the body needs a clean, steady seat in a quiet place. This verse prepares the ground for practice.
आज के संदर्भ में
You sit on the edge of the bed after midnight, phone face down, trying to calm a racing mind. The first step is not insight — it is creating a steady place to begin.
सार
Inner training begins with a stable place. Even the body must be settled before the mind can quiet down.
शब्दार्थ
शुचौ (on a clean) / देशे (place) / प्रतिष्ठाप्य (having placed) / स्थिरम् (firm) / आसनम् (seat) / आत्मनः (for oneself) / न (not) / अत्युच्छ्रितम् (too high) / न (not) / अति-नीचम् (too low) / चैल-आजिन-कुश-उत्तरम् (with cloth, deerskin, and kusha grass laid above)
यह श्लोक भगवद् गीता अध्याय 6: ध्यान योग — ध्यान का योग का भाग है, जिसमें कुल 47 श्लोक हैं।
संबंधित विषय: dhyana (31 श्लोक)