Kokilāsana

Description

Kokilāsana: asana

Asana Type

Supine

PRAMANA

Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण

Sastra Pramana Source

Rudrayamalam (uttara-tantram) 23.101-102

Original Verse

"अथान्यदासनं वक्ष्ये येन सिद्धो भवेन्नरः। अकस्माद् वायुसञ्चारं कोकिलाख्यासनेन च॥२३.१०१॥ ऊद्धर्वे हस्तद्वयं कृत्वा तदग्रे पादयो सुधीः। वृद्धाङ्गुष्ठद्वयं नाथ शनैः शनैः प्रकारयेत्॥२३.१०२॥"

Transliteration

"athānyadāsanaṃ vakṣye yena siddho bhavennaraḥ। akasmād vāyusañcāraṃ kokilākhyāsanena ca॥23.101॥ ūddharve hastadvayaṃ kṛtvā tadagre pādayo sudhīḥ। vṛddhāṅguṣṭhadvayaṃ nātha śanaiḥ śanaiḥ prakārayet॥23.102॥"

Translation

"Now I shall talk about another āsana by which one becomes a siddha; That is called kokilāsana by which the breath gets circulated instantly. (23.101) O Lord! raise both hands and stretch both legs upwards; And hold both the big toes, do this in a slow process. (23.102) Do the padmāsana properly by contracting and resting over the knee-joints."

Steps/Technique

1. Sit in Padmasana. 2. Hold the toes. 3. Lean forward and place the elbows on the ground."

Simple sketch

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