Yogasana i
Description
Yogasana i: Asana
Asana Type
Seated
Pramana
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Gheranda Samhita II 44-45
Apta Pramana Source
Kapala-Kurantaka-Hathabhyasa-Paddhati-4
Original Verse
"uttänau caraëau kåtvä saàsthäpya jänunopari | äsanopari saàsthäpya uttänaà karayugmakam ॥43॥ pürakairväyumäkåñya näsägramavalokayet | yogäsanaà bhavedetadYoginäà Yogasädhane ॥44॥"
Transliteration
"%ÄanaE cr[aE k«Tva s<SwaPy janunaepir, Aasnaepir s<SwaPy %Äan< kryuGmkm!.43. pUrkEvaRyumak«:y nasa¢mvlaekyet!, yaegasn< Évedet*aeigna< yaegsaxne.44."
Translation
Turn the feet soles facing up, place them on the knees; then place the hands on the ground with the palms turned upwards; inhale, and fix the gaze on the tip of the nose. This is called the Yoga-posture, assumed by Yogis when practising Yoga.
Instruction
"1. Sit in padmasana with feet crossed on opposite thighs. 2. Extend the arms and place the upturned palms on the ground. 3. Keep the spine upright. 4. Gaze between the eyebrows."
Benefits
Meditative asana that calms the mind and relaxes the body.