Baddha-Padmasana
Description
Baddha-Padmasana: Asana
Asana Type
Seated
Pramana
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Sastra Pramana Source
Tri-shikhi-brahman Upanishad (40)
Original Verse
"पद्मासनं सुसंस्थाप्य तदङ्गुष्ठद्वयं पुनः । व्युत्क्रमेण्ऐव हस्ताभ्यां बद्धपद्मासनं भवेत् ॥ ४० ॥ "
Transliteration
"padmāsanaṃ susaṃsthāpya tadaṅguṣṭhadvayaṃ punaḥ | vyutkrameṇaiva hastābhyāṃ baddhapadmāsanaṃ bhavet ॥ 40 ॥"
Translation
Having well established the Padmasana posture, (should one hold) the two big toes with (his) two hands stretched crosswise, it becomes the Baddha-padmasana (the bound- lotus-postion).
Apta Pramana Source
Gheranda Samhita II .9
Original Verse
"अथ पद्मासनम् वामोरूपरि दक्षिणं च चरणं संस्थाप्य वामं तथा दक्षोरुपरि पश्चिमेन विधिना धृत्वा कराभ्यां दृढम् ॥"
Transliteration
"atha padmāsanam vāmorūpari dakṣiṇaṁ ca caraṇaṁ saṁsthāpya vāmaṁ tathā dakṣorupari paścimena vidhinā dhṛtvā karābhyāṁ dṛḍham ॥ 30 ॥
- for extended verse see end of chapter"
Translation
The right foot is placed on the left thigh and the left on the right, the big toes are held with the respective hands crossed behind the back, chin fixed upon the chest and the gaze directed towards the tip of the nose. This padmasana, which removes the diseases of the Yogis. 30
Apta Additional References
HSC-39, Goraksh Paddhati (1-12), HTK (VII, 29), HR (III. 34-38)
Steps/Technique
1.Put the right foot over left thigh and left foot over right thigh.
2.Cross the arms behind the back
3.Firmly catch hold of the toes with the respective hands.
4.Press the chin over chest.
5.Fix the eyes at the tip of the nose.
==Sakshi Pramana Benefits==
Feeling of being free, pose feels effortless