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| द्वितीयोध्यायः,-Dvitíyóddhyāya, (Ch.-2, V.-8) |
अथ पद्मासनम् ॥ वामोरूपरि दक्षिणं हि चरणं संस्थाप्य वामं तथा दक्षोरूपरि पश्चिमेन विधिना कृत्वा कराभ्यां दृढम्। अङ्गुष्ठौ हृदये निधाय चिबुकं नासाग्रमालोकयेदेतद्वायाधिविनाशनाशनकरं पद्मासनं प्रोच्यते ॥८॥ |
atha padmāsanam ॥ vāmorūpari dakṣiṇaṃ hi caraṇaṃ saṃsthāpya vāmaṃ tathā dakṣorūpari paścimena vidhinā kṛtvā karābhyāṃ dṛḍham। aṅguṣṭhau hṛdaye nidhāya cibukaṃ nāsāgramālokayedetadvāyādhivināśanāśanakaraṃ padmāsanaṃ procyate ॥8॥ |
2.- THE PADMASANA. |
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Place the right foot on the left thigh and similarly the left one the right thigh, also cross the hands behind the back and firmly catch hold of the great toes of feet so crossed. Place the chin on the chest and fix the gaze on the tip of the nose. This posture is called the Padmasana (or Lotus posture). This posture dostroys all deseases. |
| Commentary |
atha padmāsanam ॥ vāmorūpari dakṣiṇaṃ hi caraṇaṃ saṃsthāpya vāmaṃ tathā dakṣorūpari paścimena vidhinā kṛtvā karābhyāṃ dṛḍham। aṅguṣṭhau hṛdaye nidhāya cibukaṃ nāsāgramālokayedetadvāyādhivināśanāśanakaraṃ padmāsanaṃ procyate ॥8॥ |
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