Markandeya Purana (Study)
by Chandamita Bhattacharya | 2021 | 67,501 words
This page relates 鈥榊oga Practice and Its Specificities鈥� of the study on the Markandeya Purana, one of the oldest of the eigtheen Mahapuranas preserving the history, civilisation, culture and traditions of ancient India. The Markandeyapurana commences with the questions raised by Rishi Jaimini (a pupil of Vyasa), who approaches the sage Markandeya with doubts related to the Mahabharata. This study examines various social topics such as the status of women, modes of worship, yoga, etc.
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3. Yoga Practice and Its Specificities
The Yogin have mentioned the time and the place for practicing Yoga. It is advises by the Yogin that one should practise Yoga at a time where extreme warmth, excessive cold, strong winds and war is absent.[1] It is also mention that some places to be avoided for the Yoga practice such as-the place where there is noise or fire or water, a decayed cow-shed, cross-roads, a collection of dry leaves, a river etc. Some other places like infested by snakes, places full of fear, the edge of a well, amid a number of funeral piles or anthills etc. to be avoided for practicing Yoga.[2] Also quoted some times, besides places, also avoided should be where he does not feel easy. Moreover there should be no evil sight during Yoga practice.[3]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
测耻帽箩墨迟补 测辞驳补峁� 谤腻箩别苍诲谤补 测辞驳墨 siddhyrtham膩d峁泃a岣� /
n膩ti艣墨te na co峁ａ箛e vai na dvandve n膩nil膩tmake //
k膩le峁ete峁 测耻帽箩墨迟补 na 测辞驳补峁� 诲丑测腻苍补迟补迟辫补谤补岣� /
sa 艣abd膩gnijal膩bhy膩艣e j墨r峁嘺go峁ａ弓he catu峁athe // 惭补谤办补峁囜笉别测补辫耻谤腻峁嘺, 36.47-48
[2]:
艣u峁apar峁嘺caye nady膩峁� 艣ma艣膩ne sasar墨s峁沺e /
sabhaye k奴pat墨re v膩 caityavalm墨kasa帽caye // Ibid., 36.49
[3]:
Ibid, 36.50-53 a