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2. Bend the left leg, keeping the knee raised and catch hold of the big toe with the left hand.
 
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.  
 
3. Embrace the legs with the arms.  
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==Simple sketch==
 
==Simple sketch==
 
Matsya-pithaka.png
 
Matsya-pithaka.png
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[[Category: Asanas]]

Latest revision as of 16:14, 18 June 2019

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 संपीड्य मेढ्रादुपरि दक्षिणम् ॥ ४९ ॥

Transliteration

vāmena vāmāṅguṣṭhaṃ tu gṛhītaṃ matsyapīṭhakam | yoni vāmena saṃpīḍya meḍhrādupari dakṣiṇam ॥ 49 ॥


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.

Steps/Technique

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.



Simple sketch

Matsya-pithaka.png