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The description of 84 asanas occupies 314 out of 964 verses in the 1737 version. Most of the asanas are said to bring therapeutic benefits; all of them ask the practitioner to direct the gaze at the point between the eyebrows or at the end of the nose.
In the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, as in most classical texts on haṭha yoga, Viparita Karani is listed as a mudra, [6] meaning its purpose is for the directing of energy upwards within the body, using gravity's action on the inverted body, [7] as opposed to asanas which are used in the Hatha Yoga Pradipika to create steadiness. [8]
An asana (Sanskrit: आसन, IAST: āsana) is a body posture, used in both medieval hatha yoga and modern yoga. [1] The term is derived from the Sanskrit word for 'seat'. While many of the oldest mentioned asanas are indeed seated postures for meditation , asanas may be standing , seated, arm-balances, twists, inversions, forward bends ...
Joga Pradipika: A Small Light on Yoga: Ramanandi Jayatarama: 1830: 84 asanas and 24 mudras in rare illustrated edition of 18th century text [84] 37: योग सोपान: Yoga Sopana: Stairway to Yoga: Yogi Ghamande: 1905: Describes and illustrates 37 asanas, 6 mudras, 5 bandhas [84] c. 200: योग दीपिका: Yoga Dipika: Light ...
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika is the hatha yoga text that has historically been studied within yoga teacher training programmes, alongside texts on classical yoga such as Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. [7] In the twenty-first century, research on the history of yoga has led to a more developed understanding of hatha yoga's origins. [8]
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika describes Mahamudra as follows: [2] Pressing the Yoni (perineum) with the heel of the left foot, and stretching forth the right foot, its toes should be grasped by the thumb and first finger. By stopping the throat (by Jalandhara Bandha) the air is drawn in from outside and carried down.
It can have universal application, irrespective of their religion. It is intended mainly to clean the air passageways in the head. Both the Hatha Yoga Pradipika and other sources [1] usually attribute to Neti many beneficial effects that range from profound physiological ones on the body, mind and personality to even clairvoyance. [2]
The pose is described in the 15th-century Hatha Yoga Pradipika, chapter 1, verses 28-29. The name Dandasana (Sanskrit: दण्डासन; IAST: daṇḍāsana) is from Sanskrit दण्ड daṇḍa meaning "stick" or "staff". [7] The pose is not found in the medieval hatha yoga texts.