Yogasana i

Description

Anantasana: Asana

Pramana

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.