Difference between revisions of "Vrsasana"

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==Description==
 
==Description==
  
Anantasana: Asana  
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Vrsasana : Asana  
  
 
==Asana Type==
 
==Asana Type==
Supine
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Seated
  
 
==Pramana==  
 
==Pramana==  
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==Apta Pramana Source==
 
==Apta Pramana Source==
Kapala-Kurantaka-Hathabhyasa-Paddhati-4
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Gheranda Samhita (II, 38)
  
 
==Original Verse==
 
==Original Verse==
  
"उत्तान शयनं एकैकं पादं ग्रीवायां विन्यस्य
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"yaMyguL)e payumUl< vamÉage pdetrm!,
इतर हस्तेन  पादाग्रं  गृहीत्वा  इतरपादहतिस्तौ
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ivprIt< Sp&zeуim< v&;asnimd< Évet!.37."
लंबीकृत्य तिष्टेत् अनन्तासनं भवति  ॥४॥"
 
  
 
==Transliteration==
 
==Transliteration==
  
"uttāna śayanaṃ ekaikaṃ pādaṃ grīvāyāṃ vinyasya
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"yämyagulphe päyumülaà vämabhäge padetaram |
itara hastena  pādāgraṃ  gṛhītvā  itarapādahatistau
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viparétaà spåçedbhümià våñäsanamidaà bhavet ॥37॥"
laṃbīkṛtya tiṣṭet anantāsanaṃ bhavati  ॥4॥"
 
  
 
==Translation==
 
==Translation==
  
Lying supine place one foot on the neck, then by other hand hold the top of the other foot and then extend both of that hand and that foot. This is known as Anantasana. 4.
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Position the anus under the right heel, place the left leg on the left of it crossing it the opposite way, and touch the ground. This is called the Bull-posture.
  
 
==Instruction==
 
==Instruction==
  
"1. Lie on back with straight legs.  
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"1. Sit with the right ankle under the anus.
 
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2. Place left foot on the ground on the left side with the toes point sideways.  
2. Place one of the legs behind neck and hold toes with opposite hand.  
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3. Keep spine straight with the hands on the respective knees.  
 
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4. Gaze between the eyebrows."  
3. Head rests on the foot.  
 
 
 
4. Straighten the other arm next to the body."  
 
  
 
==Benefits==
 
==Benefits==
  
Balances the prana & apana energies.
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Strengthens the thighs, back and abdominals.  Stretches and opens the ankles, knees, groin and low back.  Stimulates the reproductive organs, digestion processes and activates the muladhara chakra.

Revision as of 10:06, 17 June 2019

Description

Vrsasana : Asana

Asana Type

Seated

Pramana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Gheranda Samhita (II, 38)

Original Verse

"yaMyguL)e payumUl< vamÉage pdetrm!, ivprIt< Sp&zeуim< v&;asnimd< Évet!.37."

Transliteration

"yämyagulphe päyumülaà vämabhäge padetaram | viparétaà spåçedbhümià våñäsanamidaà bhavet ॥37॥"

Translation

Position the anus under the right heel, place the left leg on the left of it crossing it the opposite way, and touch the ground. This is called the Bull-posture.

Instruction

"1. Sit with the right ankle under the anus. 2. Place left foot on the ground on the left side with the toes point sideways. 3. Keep spine straight with the hands on the respective knees. 4. Gaze between the eyebrows."

Benefits

Strengthens the thighs, back and abdominals. Stretches and opens the ankles, knees, groin and low back. Stimulates the reproductive organs, digestion processes and activates the muladhara chakra.