Kakasana, Kaka-asana, 碍腻办腻蝉补苍补: 2 definitions
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga碍腻办腻蝉补苍补 (啶曕ぞ啶曕ぞ啶膏え, 鈥渃row posture鈥�) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of posture (腻蝉补苍补) used in Yoga. It is composed of the words 办腻办补 (crow) and 腻蝉补苍补 (posture).
: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace碍腻办腻蝉补苍补 (啶曕ぞ啶曕ぞ啶膏え) is a type of posture (腻蝉补苍补), according to verse 27 of the 艢谤墨迟补迟迟惫补苍颈诲丑颈.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淧lace the hands and forearms as in c膩tak腻蝉补苍补. Touch the ears with the knees and hold the arms with the thighs. This is k膩k腻蝉补苍补, the crow鈥�.
The 19th-century 艢谤墨迟补迟迟惫补苍颈诲丑颈 is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary 腻蝉补苍补s, or 鈥榩osture鈥� (e.g., 办腻办补-腻蝉补苍补) and several additional ones.
The name k膩k腻蝉补苍补 is not found in Iyengar. But this 腻蝉补苍补 looks very much like bak腻蝉补苍补 in Iyengar or as a form that develops into bak腻蝉补苍补 where the body is lifted off the ground. This 腻蝉补苍补 is found in First Steps to Higher Yoga in this form and called k膩k腻蝉补苍补. See however bak腻蝉补苍补 below. 碍腻办腻蝉补苍补 is referred to in the Mallapur膩峁嘺 list of 腻蝉补苍补s.
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 腻蝉补苍补s (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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Full-text: Tittiryasana, Bakasana.
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