Gohi asana

Description

Gohi asana: asana

Asana Type

Inverted

PRAMANA

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Joga Pradipika .171-174

Original Verse

दोउ हाथ की कहुणी जोई पुनिह कलाई जाणे दोई पिष्टि अंगुरया की पुन जानौ ए सब ले भू ऊपर ठानौ ॥१७० उभै कलाई जुडवा राषै तिन परि आनि सीस पर दाषे या विधि आसन करे कपारी नासा दिष्टि रहे थिर धारि॥१७१ पींडी जंघ मिलावे दोई येडी कूलां राषै भोई गोडा चिबुक अग्रे लगावे आसन गोही नाम कहावे ॥१७२ सिर नेत्र दूषै कसै तथा वाम्हणी होय​ पहर येक आसन सधे लहै समाधिदी सोय ॥१७३

Transliteration

"gohé äsana doü hätha kahuëyä syaule kalä é hathelé ägulyä ké péñöé dharati öekai kaläé juòivä räñai kaläyä ké mähilé käné mäthau

for extended verse see end of chapter"

Translation

Bring the elbows and forearms together and place them on ground. Place the head on forearms kept together.

Raise the trunk towards the sky. Then fold the legs at knees and touch the heels to the buttocks.

Touch the chin to knees and fix the gaze at the nose. 

Apta Additional References

Also called sisumarasana, found in MS-20, HP(ms.)-II.156

Steps/Technique

"1. Kneel down.

2. Place the forearms on the ground, fingers interlocked, elbows shoulder width apart.

3. Bring the crown of the head on the ground, hands at the back of the head.

4. Straighten the legs and walk forward, until hips come in line with shoulders.

5. Bring the knees to the chest, keeping the heels close to the buttocks."

Atma Pramana Benefits

Helps to heal from all diseases of head and eyes.

Sakshi Pramana Benefits

Feeling of being focused, engagement of the core muscles

Simple sketch

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