Yogasana ii

Description

Yogasana ii: Asana

Asana Type

Seated

Pramana

Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source

Tri-shikhi-brahmanopanishad, 38

Original Verse

गुदं नियम्य गुल्फाभ्यां व्युत्क्रमेण समाहितः |

Transliteration

"gudaṃ niyamya gulphābhyāṃ vyutkrameṇa samāhitaḥ | yogāsanaṃ bhavedetaditi Yogavido viduḥ ॥ 38 ॥ "

Translation

After having pressed the anus with his ankles folded crosswise and got composure in the posture assumed, what is attained by one is Yogasana.

Instruction

"1. Sit on the heel pressing the anus with his ankles. 2. Keep the hands on knees."