Matsyendrapithasana, 惭补迟蝉测别苍诲谤补辫墨峁环腻蝉补苍补, Matsyendra-pitha-asana: 1 definition
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Matsyendrapithasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace惭补迟蝉测别苍诲谤补辫墨峁环腻蝉补苍补 (啶い啷嵿じ啷嵿く啷囙え啷嵿う啷嵿ぐ啶啶犩ぞ啶膏え) is a type of posture (腻蝉补苍补), according to verse 102 of the 艢谤墨迟补迟迟惫补苍颈诲丑颈.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淧lace the left heel on the navel and the other foot on the thigh. Wrap the left hand and arm around the right knee and take hold of the toes of the left foot. This is matsyendrap墨峁環腻蝉补苍补, the throne of Matsyendra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� and several additional ones (e.g., matsyendra-p墨峁環a-腻蝉补苍补).
An 腻蝉补苍补 similar to this is found in Iyengar called matsyendr腻蝉补苍补. That name is also found in Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 I.26. Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩 II.22-23 is somewhat different. Matsyendra was a famous yogin claimed both by the Buddhists and the N膩thas. His 办耻峁囜笉补濒颈峁嚹� was said to have gone up in this 腻蝉补苍补
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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Partial matches: Matsyendra, Asana, Pitha.
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