Virasana i

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Description

Virasana i: Asana

Asana Type

Seated

Pramana

Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

"Kirana Agama - Yoga Pada (9)"

Original Verse

"द्विगुणं पतितं पादम् वामम् दक्षिणतोत्थितम् | कृत्वाऽन्योन्यतलस्ठं तु वीरपट्टमथोच्यते ॥ ९ ॥"

Transliteration

"dviguṇaṁ patitaṁ pādam vāmam dakṣiṇatotthitam | kṛtvā'nyonyatalasṭhaṁ tu vīrapaṭṭamathocyate ॥ 9 ॥"

Translation

Placing the left leg on the right thigh and keeping the right leg on a pedestal or on the floor and keeping the palms on one another. Virasana can be assumed.

Instruction

"1. Sit on a pedestal. 2. Place the left leg on the right thigh. 3. Keep the right leg on the floor and the palms on one another. "