Parsva-mayurasana

Description

Parsva-mayurasana: Asana

Asana Type: Balance

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Hatharatnavali,III.10.44

"मयूरम् दन्दवत्कुर्यान्मायूरं दण्डनामकम् कुर्यान्मायूरं पार्श्वाभ्यां मायूरपार्श्वनामकम् ॥४४॥"

mayūram dandavatkuryānmāyūraṃ daṇḍanāmakam kuryānmāyūraṃ pārśvābhyāṃ māyūrapārśvanāmakam ॥44॥

Translation

When mayura is practiced like a horizontal stick, it is caled danda mayura. This same when practiced on both the sides, is parsva mayura. 44.

Instruction

1. Sit with the legs folded together.

2. Twist sideways and place the hands firmly on the ground.

3. Lift the hips and extend legs sideways.

4. Thus balance on the two arms.

Benefits

Quick relief from all the diseases of the spleen and stomach. Cures imbalances caused by the humours. Digests excess food and bad food, stimulates gastric fire and even the deadliest of poison.