{"key":"Matsya-pithaka","title":"Matsya-pithaka","type":"dharana","description":"Description Matsya-pithaka: asana PRAMANA Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण Sastra Pramana Source Tri-shikhi-brahmanopanishad (49) Original Verse वामेन वामाङ्गुष्ठं तु गृहीतं मत्स्यपीठकम् । योनि वामेन…","lastModified":"2019-06-18T16:14:26.000Z","url":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Matsya-pithaka","markdownUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Matsya-pithaka.md","apiUrl":"https://nithyanandapedia.org/api/pages/Matsya-pithaka","displayTitle":"Matsya-pithaka","namespace":0,"language":"sa","created":"2026-05-25T17:33:11.108Z","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":"Description","level":2,"anchor":"Description"},{"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":"Simple sketch","level":2,"anchor":"Simple_sketch"}],"infobox":null,"fields":{"type":"dharana","sourceText":"Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण","translation":"Placing the right foot at the root of the left thigh, with the two hands embracing the knees and the left hand grasping the left big toe, is the Matsya-pithaka posture.","transliteration":"vāmena vāmāṅguṣṭhaṃ tu gṛhītaṃ matsyapīṭhakam |"},"event":null,"leadImage":null,"format":"blocks","content":{"version":1,"converter":2,"toc":true,"blocks":[{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Description","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Description"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Matsya-pithaka: asana"}]},{"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":"Tri-shikhi-brahmanopanishad (49)"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Original_Verse","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Original Verse"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"वामेन वामाङ्गुष्ठं तु गृहीतं मत्स्यपीठकम् । योनि वामेन संपीड्य मेढ्रादुपरि दक्षिणम् ॥ ४९ ॥"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Transliteration","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Transliteration"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"vāmena vāmāṅguṣṭhaṃ tu gṛhītaṃ matsyapīṭhakam | yoni vāmena saṃpīḍya meḍhrādupari dakṣiṇam ॥ 49 ॥"}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Translation","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Translation"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Placing the right foot at the root of the left thigh, with the two hands embracing the knees and the left hand grasping the left big toe, is the Matsya-pithaka posture."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Steps.2FTechnique","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Steps/Technique"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"1. Place the right foot at the root of the left thigh. 2. Bend the left leg, keeping the knee raised and catch hold of the big toe with the left hand. 3. Embrace the legs with the arms."}]},{"type":"heading","level":2,"anchor":"Simple_sketch","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Simple sketch"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Matsya-pithaka.png"}]}]},"images":{}}