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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.28.8
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A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
TEXT 8
- śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya
- vijitāsana āsanam
- tasmin svasti samāsīna
- ṛju-kāyaḥ samabhyaset
śucauin a sanctified place deśein a sanctified place — in a sanctified place; pratiṣṭhāpyaafter placing — after placing; vijitacontrolling the sitting postures-āsanaḥcontrolling the sitting postures — controlling the sitting postures; āsanama seat — a seat; tasminin that place — in that place; svastisitting in an easy posture samāsīnaḥsitting in an easy posture — sitting in an easy posture; ṛjukeeping the body erect-kāyaḥkeeping the body erect — keeping the body erect; samabhyasetone should practice — one should practice.
After controlling one's mind and sitting postures, one should spread a seat in a secluded and sanctified place, sit there in an easy posture, keeping the body erect, and practice breath control.
Sitting in an easy posture is called svasti samāsīnaḥ. It is recommended in the yoga scripture that one should put the soles of the feet between the two thighs and ankles and sit straight; that posture will help one to concentrate his mind on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This very process is also recommended in Bhagavad-gītā, Sixth Chapter. It is further suggested that one sit in a secluded, sanctified spot. The seat should consist of deerskin and kuśa grass, topped with cotton.