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Revision as of 14:18, 19 June 2019
Description
Uttanakurmasana: Asana
Asana Type
Supine
Pramana
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Sastra Pramana Source
Tri-shikhi-brahmanopanishad (42)
Original Verse
"कुक्कुटासनबन्धस्थो दोर्भ्यां संबध्य कंधरम् । शेते कूर्मवदुत्तान एतदुत्तानकूर्मकम् ॥ ४२ ॥ "
Apta Pramana Source
Hathapradipika II.9
Hatharatnavali-III.74, Gheranda Samhita-II.33, HSC-p32, SriTattvaNidhi-85, Joga-maijare- fol.11,54-55
Original Verse
"कुक्कुटासनबन्धस्थो दोर्भ्यां सम्बध्य कन्धरे॥ शेते कूर्मवदुत्तानमेतदुत्तानकूर्मकम्॥ ९॥"
Transliteration
"kukkuṭāsanabandhastho dorbhyāṃ saṃbadhya kaṃdharam | śete kūrmavaduttāna etaduttānakūrmakam ॥ 42 ॥ "
"kukkuṭāsanabandhastho dorbhyāṁ sambadhya kandhare ॥ śete kūrmavaduttānametaduttānakūrmakam ॥ 9 ॥"
Translation
Remaining bound up in the Kukkuta posture and firmly pressing the neck with the two shoulders, should one stretch his body in a supine posture, with his face upward like a tortoise, this is the Uttana-kurmaka posture.
One adopts kukkutasana and winds the arms around the neck and lies on back like a tortoise. This is uttana-kurmasana. 9
Instruction
"1. Lay on back in padmasana.
2. Slip arms between legs and wrap hands around the neck. "
Benefits
Relief from fever, and such other diseases. It enhances gastric fire which consequently digests ama (toxic undigested food residue)