Yogapattasana
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Description
Yogapattasana: Asana
Asana Type
Seated
Pramana
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Apta Pramana Source
Kirana Agama – Yoga Pada Verse 10
Original Verse
"कृत्वाऽदौ द्विगुणं पादौ तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधः खग | न्यसेत्पाणिं यथापट्टं ततश्श्लिष्टाङ्गुलीयकौ ॥ १० ॥"
Transliteration
"kṛtvā'dau dviguṇaṁ pādau tiryagūrdhvamadhaḥ khaga | nyasetpāṇiṁ yathāpaṭṭaṁ tataśśliṣṭāṅgulīyakau ॥ 10 ॥"
Translation
"Keeping the right leg obliquely and placing the left one on the thigh (near knee-joint) and placing the two hands so as to be propped by the knee-joints keeping the fingers stretched out and tying around the Yogapatta, Yogapattasana can be assumed."
Instruction
"1. Cross legs with knees raised. 2. Tie yagapatta (a cloth) around the legs to help hold upright. 3. Cross arms, hands on the knees 4. Keep spine upright."
Benefits
Strengthens the core muscles.