सुराज्ये धार्मिके देशे सुभिक्षे निरुपद्रवे । धनुः प्रमाणपर्यन्तं शिलाग्निजलवर्जिते । एकान्ते मठिकामध्ये स्थातव्यं हठयोगिना ॥ १.१२ ॥

surājye dhārmike deśe subhikṣe nirupadrave । dhanuḥ pramāṇaparyantaṃ śilāgnijalavarjite । ekānte maṭhikāmadhye sthātavyaṃ haṭhayoginā ॥ 1.12 ॥

The Yogi should practice Hatha Yoga in a country (a society) where people follow Dharma (a lifestyle according to the rules of space and time, or good people), where food can be obtained easily and plentifully, in a small hut (in terms of measurement, a room where a bow and arrow can be handled easily), and situated in seclusion, free from fear of stones, fire, water, and disturbances of all kinds.