Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5244

c9.5244

iii) Āsana. The way of sitting or posture. Different postures have been prescribed for different actions. First of all, the yogi must choose a suitable place. (The place must be level, neat, from stones, fire or gravel, agreeable to the mind and not causing irritation to the eyes). (Śvetāśvatara).