Cakra asana i
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Description
Cakra asana i: asana
Asana Type
Seated
PRAMANA
Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Varahopanishad (5.17)
Original Verse
सव्योरु दक्षिणे गुल्फे दक्षिणं दक्षिणेतरे । निदध्यादृजुकायस्तु चक्रासनमिदं मतम् ॥ १७ ॥ तत्र चक्रासनलक्षणमाह- सव्येति ॥ १७ ॥
Transliteration
savyoru dakṣiṇe gulphe dakṣiṇaṃ dakṣiṇetare | nidadhyādṛjukāyastu cakrāsanamidaṃ matam ॥ 17 ॥ tatra cakrāsanalakṣaṇamāha- savyeti ॥ 17 ॥
Translation
One should place the left thigh over the right heel and the right thigh over the left heel with his body erect. This is considered to be the Cakra posture. (17)
Steps/Technique
1. Sit with the spine straight.
2. Cross the legs and keep the feet under the thighs
Simple sketch
Cakra Asana (Varahopanishad (5.png