Yōga Sūtras
Yōga Sūtra 3.32
कूर्मनाड्यां स्थैर्यम्।
kūrmanāḍyāṁ sthairyam।
[कूर्म नाड्यां स्थैर्यम्।
kūrma = on tortoise / base; nāḍyāṁ = channel; sthairyam = firmness;]
(by samyama) on the base channel one gains firmness.