Asthapya, 膧蝉迟丑腻辫测补, A-sthapya: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch膧蝉迟丑腻辫测补 (啶嗋じ啷嵿ぅ啶距お啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渉aving fixed鈥� (the chin on the chest), according to the Datt膩treyayoga艣膩stra verse 35-38ab.鈥擜ccordingly, while describing the lotus pose (辫补诲尘腻蝉补苍补): 鈥淗aving carefully placed the upturned feet on the thighs and the upturned hands in between the thighs, [the Yogin] should fix the eyes on the tip of the nose. Having lifted the uvula with the tongue; having fixed (腻蝉迟丑腻辫测补) the chin on the chest and having drawn in the breath slowly according to his capacity, he should fill [the region of] the stomach. After that, he should exhale the breath slowly according to his capacity. This is said to be 辫补诲尘腻蝉补苍补, which destroys all diseases鈥�.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as 膩sanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: Devotees Vaishnavas: 艢r墨 Garga Sa峁僪it膩膧蝉迟丑腻辫测补 (啶嗋じ啷嵿ぅ啶距お啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渕ounting鈥� (one鈥檚 chariot), according to the Gargasa峁僪it膩 chapter 8.9 (鈥淟ord Balar膩ma鈥檚 R膩sa Dance鈥�) verse 2. Accordingly, as 艢r墨 Pr膩岣峷ip膩ka Muni said: 鈥淥ne day, eager to see His devotees, Lord Balar膩ma mounted (腻蝉迟丑腻辫测补) His chariot bearing a palm-tree flag, left Dv膩rak膩, and, yearning to see the gopas, gop墨s, and cows, went to Gokula. Ya艣od膩 and King Nanda embraced Him when He arrived. Later He met with the gopas and gop墨s. He stayed there for two months鈥�.
: VedaBase: 艢r墨mad Bh膩gavatam膧蝉迟丑腻辫测补 (啶嗋じ啷嵿ぅ啶距お啷嵿く) refers to 鈥渆stablishing鈥� (governmental responsibility), according to the Bh膩gavata-pur膩峁嘺 (艢r墨mad Bh膩gavatam) verse 5.1.22.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淪v膩yambhuva Manu, with the assistance of Lord Brahm膩, thus fulfilled his desires. With the permission of the great sage N膩rada, he delivered (腻蝉迟丑腻辫测补) to his son the governmental responsibility for maintaining and protecting all the planets of the universe. He thus achieved relief from the most dangerous, poisonous ocean of material desires鈥�.
Vaishnava (啶掂啶粪啶｀さ, vai峁ａ箛ava) or vaishnavism (vai峁ａ箛avism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (鈥榯en avatars of Vishnu鈥�).
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