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 ॥ "

Apta Pramana Source

Hathapradipika II.9

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

Original Verse

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

Transliteration

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

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

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.

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

Instruction

"1. Lay on back in padmasana.

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

Benefits

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