English

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6 Verses 11–12

Dhyāna Yoga · śloka 11 and 12

6.11–12

śloka 11 and 12

śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya sthiramāsanamātmanaḥ |

nātyucchritaṃ nātinīcaṃ cailājinakuśottaram ||6-11||

tatraikāgraṃ manaḥ kṛtvā yatacittendriyakriyaḥ |

upaviśyāsane yuñjyādyogamātmaviśuddhaye ||6-12||

Translation

Having established his seat on a clean spot, neither too high nor too low, with kusha grass, a deerskin and cloth spread thereon—there, having made the mind one-pointed and subdued the activities of mind and senses, he should practice Yoga for the purification of the Self.

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