Utkatasana i

Description

Utkatasana i: Asana

Asana Type

Balancing

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Gheranda Samhita II 27

Hatha Sanketa Candrika (47)

Original Verse

"yujaiS)jae> SwIyt ^XvRjanuyÇasne padtlÖyaepir, iõG_ya<mnaguÄrkNxir{yamSp&Zy pIQ< Sm&itmuTkqaOym!.37. AiSmn! jalNxre sit viûdIpn< ÉvtIit s<ket>"

Transliteration

"yujäsphijoù sthéyata ürdhvajänuyaträsane pädataladvayopari | snigbhyämmanäguttarakandhariëyämaspåçya péöhaà småtimutkaöäkhyam ॥37॥ asmin jälandhare sati vahnidépanaà bhavatéti saìketaù"

Translation

Place toes on ground and raise the heels up and place the buttocks on them.

Instruction

"1. Squat down with the feet upright.

2. Sit down on the heels and balance on the toes.

3. Place the hands on the knees and remain steady."

Benefits

Enhances gastric fire.

Feeling of being neutral, stable, balanced