Sulasana

Description

Sulasana: asana

Asana Type

Prone

PRAMANA

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Sastra Pramana Source

Kapala-Kurantaka-Hathabhyasa-Paddhati-42

Original Verse

कूर्पराभ्यामवनिमवष्टभ्य हस्ततलाभ्यं हनुं अवष्टभ्य उत्तिष्ठेत् शूलासनं भवति ॥४२॥

Transliteration

kūrparābhyāmavanimavaṣṭabhya hastatalābhyaṃ hanuṃ avaṣṭabhya uttiṣṭhet śūlāsanaṃ bhavati ॥42॥

Translation

Holding the ground with two elbows and catching the cheeks with two hands (i.e. palms), get up (extend the upper portion). This is called Sulasana.

Apta Additional References

SriTattvaNidhi-40, Kapala-Kurantaka-Hathabhyasa-Paddhati-42, similar to niralambasana in Hatharatnavali-III.12,61 except the legs are down in niralambasana.

Steps/Technique

1. Lie prone with the elbows on the ground. 2. Hold the chin in the hands. 3. Fold the legs and point the toes up.

Benefits

Strengthens the thighs, back, abdominals, shoulder and neck. Stretches the upper abdominals

Simple sketch

Sulasana (KKH-42, STN-40).psd