Vrscikasana ii

Description

vrscikasana ii: Asana

Asana Type

Supine

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Joga Pradipika 158-163 Haṭha-sanketa-candrika 23

Transliteration

prathama sayana südho sésa keçaké sandhi su däkhai | kachu sésa uradha kara räkhai | bahura pagathalé aisai täëai gagana diça samukha kari öhäne ॥158॥ vämapädapari dachipäda vämatari dharai | dou pädaké äëöé karai ॥159॥ punaha päda ké äëöé jémaëau phaëo ju joé | väma pagathalé pari dhare soé ॥ bahura päda ucaukau tänai goòau dachi sésaòhi änai | sésa keçaké sändhi su däkhe kachu sésa uradha kara räkhai ॥ bahuri pagathalé aise täëeà gaganadiçä samamukha kariöhäne | dou hätha mäthädisi dhäre bhüsauà lagiväm urdha pasäre | chédé räkhi aìguré more véïchékä mukha jyo kari chore ॥ cibuka kaëöhaküpa meà räkhe bhohanamadhi driñöi ko däkhe | udaramäàhi äma hoya jeté yä äsanasau näsai teté ॥162॥ mäöé ko paläöhé karé jo kadäci koi khäya | tinako upajyo roga saba yä äsana tai jäya ॥163॥

Translation

Lie supine on floor. Draw the pair of feet closer and arrange right foot over left and lock them. Raise legs and head and bring right knee close to head. Raise hands over the head straight and bend fingers imitating front portion of a scorpion. Fix the chin on throat and apply Jalandhara Bandha. Direct the gaze between eyebrows.

Apta Additional References

Haṭha-sanketa-candrika 23

Instruction

"1. Lie supine on floor. 2. Cross the feet and bring right knee close to the chest. 3. Raise the head. 4. Raise hands overhead with fingers bent imitating tail of a scorpion. 5. Fix the chin on throat and apply Jalandhara Bandha. 6. Direct the gaze between eyebrows."

Benefits

"Accumulation of “ama” (sticky undigested food residue; toxins) in the intestine is eliminated by this practice. Cures hose ailments which are caused due to consumption of soil. Vrscikasana is recommended to get rid of all diseases and (effect of ) poison. "

Simple sketch

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