Parsva-mayurasana

Description

Parsva-mayurasana: Asana

Asana Type

Balance

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Hatharatnavali,III.10.44

Original Verse

"मयूरम् दन्दवत्कुर्यान्मायूरं दण्डनामकम् कुर्यान्मायूरं पार्श्वाभ्यां मायूरपार्श्वनामकम् ॥४४॥"

Transliteration

mayūram dandavatkuryānmāyūraṃ daṇḍanāmakam kuryānmāyūraṃ pārśvābhyāṃ māyūrapārśvanāmakam ॥44॥

Translation

When mayura is practiced like a horizontal stick, it is caled danda mayura. This same when practiced on both the sides, is parsva mayura. 44.

Apta Additional References

One of 6 varieties of mayurasana... see kaundinyasana, mayurasana iii

Instruction

1. Sit with the legs folded together.

2. Twist sideways and place the hands firmly on the ground.

3. Lift the hips and extend legs sideways.

4. Thus balance on the two arms.

Atma Pramana Benefits

Quick relief from all the diseases of the spleen and stomach. Cures imbalances caused by the humours. Digests excess food and bad food, stimulates gastric fire and even the deadliest of poison.

Sakshi Pramana Benefits

Finding balance between strength and stability, like a balancing scale

Simple sketch

Parsva mayurasana HR III.10,44.png