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The central figure in the Pashupati seal from the Indus Valley civilization of c. 2500 BC was identified by Sir John Marshall in 1931 as a prototype of the god Shiva, recognised by being three-faced; in a yoga position as the Mahayogin, the god of yoga; having four animals as Pashupati, the Lord of Beasts; with deer beneath the throne, as in ...
Natarajasana, Lord of the Dance Pose. 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]
A single asana is listed for each main pose, whether or not there are variations. Thus for Sirsasana (Yoga headstand), only one pose is illustrated, although the pose can be varied by moving the legs apart sideways or front-and-back, by lowering one leg to the floor, by folding the legs into lotus posture, by turning the hips to one side, by placing the hands differently on the ground, and so on.
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]
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 ...
Historic halftone engraving of the pose from the cover of Yoga Sopana, 1905, the first modern illustrated book on yoga [4]. The name comes from the Sanskrit words ...
The text is named after Jnana (knowledge) aspect of the Hindu god Shiva, as Dakshinamurti which means giver of knowledge. [2] He is traditionally the expounder of the Shastras, represented as seating under a Banyan tree in the Himalayas resplendent with energy and bliss, surrounded and revered by sages, in a yoga pose (virasana), holding the fire of knowledge in one hand and a book or snake or ...
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'.