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The Divine couple bestowed upon him the name "Shivabalayogendraya," but Swamiji asked to shorten it to "Shivabalayogi," stating "Only Shankar Bhagavaan (Shiva) is Yogendraya" (Lord of Yogis). Shivabalayogi means "Yogi devoted to Shiva and Parvati." In Hinduism, Shiva is the god in the form of a yogi.
The Bikram version of Trikonasana is a different pose (Parsvakonasana) from that in Iyengar Yoga. [137] The position of the feet is seen as critically important, along with proper breathing and the distribution of weight: about 30% on the back foot, 70% on the front foot.
Durvasasana is an advanced standing balancing pose with one leg behind the neck; [9] the hands are held together over the chest in prayer position. [10] As well as rating the pose of difficulty level 21 (out of 60), B. K. S. Iyengar states that it is difficult to balance in the pose, and recommends using a support to begin with. [2]
Natarajasana (Sanskrit: नटराजासन, romanized: Naṭarājāsana), Lord of the Dance Pose [1] or Dancer Pose [2] is a standing, balancing, back-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. [1]
The Śaivasiddhānta tradition favors Bhakti yoga, emphasizing loving devotion to Shiva. [40] [41] Its theology presents three universal realities: the pashu (individual soul), the pati (lord, Shiva), and the pasha (soul's bondage) through ignorance, karma and maya. The tradition teaches ethical living, service to the community and through one ...
Yogeshvara (Sanskrit: योगेश्वर, romanized: Yogeśvara, lit. 'Lord of Yoga') is a Sanskrit epithet employed in Hinduism. [1] The term Yogeshvara is a portmanteau of yoga and ishvara, meaning 'Lord of Yoga', 'Lord of Yogis', or 'God of Yoga'.
The Perini Shiva Thandavam is a dance form usually performed by males. It is called 'Dance of Warriors'. Warriors before leaving to the battlefield enact this dance before the idol of Lord Shiva. [4] The dance form, Perini, reached its pinnacle during the rule of the Kakatiyas who established their dynasty at Warangal and ruled for almost two ...
Shiva, Chola bronze, 12th-century Chinese wooden Guanyin in "royal ease" pose, Song dynasty Lalitasana is a pose or mudra in Indian art and the art of dharmic religions in other countries. It is often called "the royal position" or " royal ease " in English, and is a relaxed pose typical in royal portraits and those of religious figures whose ...