# SB 3.28.8 > शुचौ देशे प्रतिष्ठाप्य विजितासन आसनम् । > तस्मिन्स्वस्ति समासीन ऋजुकायः समभ्यसेत् ॥८॥ ## Text > śucau deśe pratiṣṭhāpya > vijitāsana āsanam > tasmin svasti samāsīna > ṛju-kāyaḥ samabhyaset ## Synonyms *śucau deśe*—in a sanctified place; *pratiṣṭhāpya*—after placing; *vijita-āsanaḥ*—controlling the sitting postures; *āsanam*—a seat; *tasmin*—in that place; *svasti samāsīnaḥ*—sitting in an easy posture; *ṛju-kāyaḥ*—keeping the body erect; *samabhyaset*—one should practice. ## Translation **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.** ## Purport 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.