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title: "Pada-pidanasana"
key: "Pada-pidanasana"
url: "https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Pada-pidanasana"
markdown_url: "https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Pada-pidanasana.md"
type: "dharana"
language: "sa"
categories:
  - "Asanas"
updated: "2019-06-18T17:39:44.000Z"
description: "Description Pada-pidanasana: Asana Asana Type Balance Pramana Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण Apta Pramana Source Hatharatnavali III.72 Original Verse अìगुñöहन्äभिपर्यन्तमधोभ्üमौ विनिन्यसेत् ।…"
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# Pada-pidanasana

## Description

Pada-pidanasana: Asana

## Asana Type

Balance

## Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

## Apta Pramana Source

Hatharatnavali III.72

## Original Verse

अìगुñöहन्äभिपर्यन्तमधोभ्üमौ विनिन्यसेत् । कर्äभ्य्äïच धर्äà ध्åत्व्ä üर्ध्वçéर्ñअù फëéव हि ॥४१॥ देह्äग्निर्वर्ध्दते नित्यà सर्वरोगविन्äçअनम् । ज्äगर्ति भुजग्é देव्é भुजìग्äसनस्äधन्äत् ॥४२॥"

## Transliteration

"sthitvaikasmin pädatale karäbhyäà veñöayettanum ॥ påñöhe saàsthäpya yatnena pädapéòanamäsanam ॥72॥"

## Translation

Stand on one leg. Bend other leg to bring foot to the back. Hold foot with the hands.

BrYs III.49-50

## Instruction

\1. Standing straight.

\2. Bend the right knee and hold with both hands at the back.

\3. Balance on left the leg.

\4. Repeat on the other side.

## Atma Pramana Benefits

Develops balance, grace and confidence, strengthens the feet, ankles, quadriceps, firms the abdominals and back, reduces flat feet, relieve sciatica"

## Sakshi Pramana Benefits

Stretches the thighs

## Simple sketch

Padapidanasana (HR-III.14, 72).JPG

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