{"key":"Kārmukāsana_ii","title":"Kārmukāsana ii","type":"dharana","description":"Asana Type Seated PRAMANA Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण Sastra Pramana Source Rudrayamala Tantra 23.83-86 Original Verse अथान्यासनमावक्ष्ये योगपूरकरक्षणात्।","lastModified":"2019-06-17T21:55:29.000Z","url":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rmuk%C4%81sana_ii","markdownUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/K%C4%81rmuk%C4%81sana_ii.md","apiUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/api/pages/K%C4%81rmuk%C4%81sana_ii","displayTitle":"Kārmukāsana ii","namespace":0,"language":"sa","created":"2026-05-25T17:33:08.166Z","categories":[{"key":"Asanas","title":"Asanas","url":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Category:Asanas","markdownUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Category:Asanas.md","apiUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/api/categories/Asanas"}],"sections":[{"line":"Asana Type","level":2,"anchor":"Asana_Type"},{"line":"PRAMANA","level":2,"anchor":"PRAMANA"},{"line":"Sastra Pramana Source","level":2,"anchor":"Sastra_Pramana_Source"},{"line":"Original Verse","level":2,"anchor":"Original_Verse"},{"line":"Transliteration","level":2,"anchor":"Transliteration"},{"line":"Translation","level":2,"anchor":"Translation"},{"line":"Steps/Technique","level":2,"anchor":"Steps.2FTechnique"},{"line":"Regular Photo","level":2,"anchor":"Regular_Photo"}],"infobox":null,"fields":{"type":"dharana","sourceText":"Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण","translation":"Now (I shall talk about ) another asana that can help to strengthen the pūraka (prāņāyama); After doing padmāsana rest both the big toes on the thighs. (23.83)","transliteration":"athānyāsanamāvakṣye Yogapūrakarakṣaṇāt।"},"event":null,"leadImage":null,"format":"blocks","content":{"version":1,"converter":2,"toc":true,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Asana_Type","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Asana Type"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Seated"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"PRAMANA","content":[{"type":"text","text":"PRAMANA"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Sastra_Pramana_Source","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Sastra Pramana Source"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Rudrayamala Tantra 23.83-86"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Original_Verse","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"अथान्यासनमावक्ष्ये योगपूरकरक्षणात्। कृत्वा पद्मासनं पादा अङ्गुष्ठजङ्घयो स्थितम्॥२३.८३॥ हस्तमेकं तु जङ्घया कार्मुकं कूर्परोर्द्धकम्। पद्मासने समाधाय अङ्गुष्ठं परिधावयेत्॥२३.८४॥"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Transliteration","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"athānyāsanamāvakṣye Yogapūrakarakṣaṇāt। kṛtvā padmāsanaṃ pādā aṅguṣṭhajaṅghayo sthitam॥23.83॥ hastamekaṃ tu jaṅghayā kārmukaṃ kūrparorddhakam। padmāsane samādhāya aṅguṣṭhaṃ paridhāvayet॥23.84॥"}]},{"type":"list","ordered":false,"items":[[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"for extended verse see end of chapter"}]}]]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Translation","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Now (I shall talk about ) another asana that can help to strengthen the pūraka (prāņāyama); After doing padmāsana rest both the big toes on the thighs. (23.83)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Place one hand on the thigh and bend the other like a bow and place it on the middle part of the knee-joint keep moving the big toe while sitting in padmāsana. By doing this alternatively by the left and right method, it comes to be known as the kārmukāsana. (23.84, 85)"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"O Lord! He who does this supreme kārmukāsana; All his ailments disappear and he becomes blissful. (23.86)"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Steps.2FTechnique","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Steps/Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"1. Sit in padmasana with the left leg over the right 2. Hold the knee with one hand 3. Hold the mid-thigh with the other hand. 4. Sit upstraight."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Regular_Photo","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Regular Photo"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"kārmukāsana ii (Rudrayamala Tantra 23.83-86).JPG"}]}]},"images":{}}