Kārmukāsana ii

Asana Type

Seated

PRAMANA

Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण

Sastra Pramana Source

Rudrayamala Tantra 23.83-86

Original Verse

अथान्यासनमावक्ष्ये योगपूरकरक्षणात्। कृत्वा पद्मासनं पादा अङ्गुष्ठजङ्घयो स्थितम्॥२३.८३॥ हस्तमेकं तु जङ्घया कार्मुकं कूर्परोर्द्धकम्। पद्मासने समाधाय अङ्गुष्ठं परिधावयेत्॥२३.८४॥

Transliteration

athānyāsanamāvakṣye Yogapūrakarakṣaṇāt। kṛtvā padmāsanaṃ pādā aṅguṣṭhajaṅghayo sthitam॥23.83॥ hastamekaṃ tu jaṅghayā kārmukaṃ kūrparorddhakam। padmāsane samādhāya aṅguṣṭhaṃ paridhāvayet॥23.84॥

for extended verse see end of chapter

Translation

Now (I shall talk about ) another asana that can help to strengthen the pūraka (prāņāyama); After doing padmāsana rest both the big toes on the thighs. (23.83)

Place one hand on the thigh and bend the other like a bow and place it on the middle part of the knee-joint keep moving the big toe while sitting in padmāsana. By doing this alternatively by the left and right method, it comes to be known as the kārmukāsana. (23.84, 85)

O Lord! He who does this supreme kārmukāsana; All his ailments disappear and he becomes blissful. (23.86)

Steps/Technique

1. Sit in padmasana with the left leg over the right 2. Hold the knee with one hand 3. Hold the mid-thigh with the other hand. 4. Sit upstraight.

Regular Photo

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