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title: "Uttanakurmasana"
key: "Uttanakurmasana"
url: "https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Uttanakurmasana"
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type: "dharana"
language: "sa"
categories:
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updated: "2019-06-19T19:01:59.000Z"
description: "Description Uttanakurmasana: Asana Asana Type Supine Pramana Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण Sastra Pramana Source Tri-shikhi-brahmanopanishad (42) Original Verse \"कुक्कुटासनबन्धस्थो दोर्भ्यां…"
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# Uttanakurmasana

## Description

Uttanakurmasana: Asana

## Asana Type

Supine

## Pramana

Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण

## Sastra Pramana Source

Tri-shikhi-brahmanopanishad (42)

## Original Verse

"कुक्कुटासनबन्धस्थो दोर्भ्यां संबध्य कंधरम् । शेते कूर्मवदुत्तान एतदुत्तानकूर्मकम् ॥ ४२ ॥ "

## Transliteration

"kukkuṭāsanabandhastho dorbhyāṃ saṃbadhya kaṃdharam \| śete kūrmavaduttāna etaduttānakūrmakam ॥ 42 ॥ "

## Translation

Remaining bound up in the Kukkuta posture and firmly pressing the neck with the two shoulders, should one stretch his body in a supine posture, with his face upward like a tortoise, this is the Uttana-kurmaka posture.

## Apta Pramana Source

Hathapradipika II.9

## Original Verse

"कुक्कुटासनबन्धस्थो दोर्भ्यां सम्बध्य कन्धरे॥ शेते कूर्मवदुत्तानमेतदुत्तानकूर्मकम्॥ ९॥ "

## Transliteration

"kukkuṭāsanabandhastho dorbhyāṁ sambadhya kandhare ॥ śete kūrmavaduttānametaduttānakūrmakam ॥ 9 ॥ "

## Translation

One adopts kukkutasana and winds the arms around the neck and lies on back like a tortoise. This is uttana-kurmasana. 9

## Apta Additional References

Hatharatnavali-III.74, Gheranda Samhita-II.33, HSC-p32, SriTattvaNidhi-85, Joga-maijare- fol.11,54-55

## Instruction

"1. Lay on back in padmasana.

\2. Slip arms between legs and wrap hands around the neck. "

## Atma Pramana Benefits

Relief from fever, and such other diseases. It enhances gastric fire which consequently digests ama (toxic undigested food residue)

## Simple sketch

Uttana-Kurmasana (GhS - II.3).png

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