Mayurasana, Mayura-asana, 惭补测奴谤腻蝉补苍补: 7 definitions
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In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga惭补测奴谤腻蝉补苍补 (啶く啷傕ぐ啶距じ啶�, 鈥減eacock 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 尘补测奴谤补 (peacock) and and 腻蝉补苍补 (posture).
: Google Books: The Hatha Yoga Pradipika惭补测奴谤腻蝉补苍补 (啶く啷傕ぐ啶距じ啶�) is the name of an 腻蝉补苍补 (posture), according to Ha峁環ayogaprad墨pik膩 I.32.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淧lace the palms of both the hands on the ground, and place the navel on both the elbows and balancing thus, the body should be stretched backward like a stick. This is called may奴r腻蝉补苍补. This 腻蝉补苍补 soon destroys all diseases, and removes abdominal disorders, and also those arising from irregularities of phlegm, bile and wind, digests unwholesome food taken in excess, increases appetite and destroys the most deadly poison鈥�.
The 15th-century Ha峁環ayogaprad墨pik膩 by Sv膩tm膩r膩ma is one of the oldest extant texts dealing with 丑补峁环补测辞驳补: an ancient form of meditation founded by 惭补迟蝉测别苍诲谤补苍腻迟丑补. The first chapter of this book describes various 腻蝉补苍补s (e.g., 尘补测奴谤补-腻蝉补苍补).
: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace惭补测奴谤腻蝉补苍补 (啶く啷傕ぐ啶距じ啶�) is a type of posture (腻蝉补苍补), according to verse 32 of the 艢谤墨迟补迟迟惫补苍颈诲丑颈.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淧lace the palms of the hand on the ground. Place the elbows on the navel and hold the body up. This is may奴r腻蝉补苍补, the peacock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., 尘补测奴谤补-腻蝉补苍补) and several additional ones.
Name and form are the same in Iyengar. Ha峁環aprad墨pik膩 1.31 refers to this and Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩 II.30.
: archive.org: Gheranda SamhitaMayur腻蝉补苍补 (啶く啷佮ぐ啶距じ啶�) or May奴rap墨峁環a is one of the thirty-two 腻蝉补苍补s (postures) taught in the second chapter of the Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩: 鈥淧lacing the palms of the two hands on the ground and the navel on the elbows, raise the body like a stick (parallel to the ground). This is called May奴rap墨峁環a. The esteemed Mayur腻蝉补苍补 (which) burns up all the overaten, unwholesome food, stimulates gastric heat, digests the deadliest poison and quickly cures diseases like tumour and fever, is harmless鈥�.
Mayur腻蝉补苍补 is one of the selected 32 postures amongs 8,400,000 total mentioned by 艢iva, according to Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩 2.1-2, 鈥淚n all, there are as many 膧sanas as species of animals. Eighty-four lacs of them are mentioned by 艢iva. Out of them, 84 are regarded as important and among these 84, again 32 are good (enough) in this world of mortal beings鈥�.
The 17th-century Ghera峁囜笉asa峁僪it膩 (mentioning 尘补测奴谤补-腻蝉补苍补) is one of the three classic texts of 贬补峁环补-测辞驳补: a major branch of Yoga, sharing similarities with the Yoga system taught by 笔补迟补帽箩补濒颈, though claiming its own mythical founder known as 惭补迟蝉测别苍诲谤补苍腻迟丑补. This 驳丑别谤补峁囜笉补-蝉补峁僪颈迟腻 is an encyclopedic Sanskrit treatise describing thirty two such 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).
Pancaratra (worship of N膩r膩ya峁嘺)
: archive.org: Catalogue of Pancaratra Agama Texts惭补测奴谤腻蝉补苍补 (啶く啷傕ぐ啶距じ啶�) refers to one of the eight 膧sanas (鈥測ogic postures鈥�) discussed in chapter 1 (Yogap膩da) of the 笔补诲尘补蝉补峁僪颈迟腻: the most widely followed of Sa峁僪it膩 covering the entire range of concerns of P膩帽car膩tra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter鈥�箩帽腻苍补, yoga, 办谤颈测腻 and 肠补谤测腻) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.鈥擠escription of the chapter [腻蝉补苍补bheda-lak峁峁嘺]:鈥擝rahm膩 asks to know about Yogas. Bhagav膩n replies that there are two kinds of Yoga鈥�karmayoga and 箩帽腻苍补yoga. [...] A devotee may achieve liberation by either method [...] however, in the case of karmayoga it is to be noted that the eight steps are especially defined鈥斈�sana, the third step, requires perfection of the eight positions [e.g., may奴r腻蝉补苍补].
Pancaratra (啶ぞ啶炧啶氞ぐ啶距い啷嵿ぐ, p膩帽car膩tra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi惭补测奴谤腻蝉补苍补 (啶く啷傕ぐ啶距じ啶�) refers to 鈥渟itting on a peacock鈥�, according to the Guru Mandala Worship (尘补峁囜笉补濒腻谤肠补苍补) ritual often performed in combination with the Cakrasa峁僾ara Sam膩dhi, which refers to the primary 辫奴箩腻 and 蝉腻诲丑补苍腻 practice of Newah Mah膩y膩na-Vajray膩na Buddhists in Nepal.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淰airocana Buddha in the middle, Ak峁obhya abiding eastward, Amit膩bha in the west, and Ratnasa峁僢hava in the south, Also Amoghasiddhi in the north, the permanent five Tath膩gata, White, dark blue (and) yellow, one of the reds, (and) dark green, Going, sitting on a lion, elephant, horse, peacock [e.g., may奴r腻蝉补苍补], (and) an eagle, Five syllables arising together, Pa帽ca Buddha, I give homage鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus惭补测奴谤腻蝉补苍补 (嗖帛喑傕舶嗖距哺嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] a peacock-shaped throne.
2) [noun] (yoga.) a standing on the palms (flatly kept on the ground) and keeping the body above and parallel to the ground (balancing the weight on the upper arms).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Mayura, Asana.
Starts with: Mayuracanam.
Full-text: Pangumayurasana, Padmamayurasana, Uttanapadmamayurasana, Pinchamayurasana, Parshvamayurasana, Dandamayurasana, Sahajamayurasana, Bandhamayurasana, Pindamayurasana, Ekapadamayurasana, Asana, Mayil, Mayuracanam, Mayura, Acanam.
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