अथ पद्मासनम् वामोरूपरि दक्षिणं च चरणं संस्थाप्य वामं तथा दक्षोरूपरि पश्चिमेन विधिना धृत्वा कराभ्यां दृढम् । अङ्गुष्ठौ हृदये निधाय चिबुकं नासाग्रं आलोकयेत् एतद्व्याधिविनाशकारि यमिनां पद्मासनं प्रोच्यते ॥ १.४६ ॥

atha padmāsanam vāmorūpari dakṣiṇaṃ ca caraṇaṃ saṃsthāpya vāmaṃ tathā dakṣorūpari paścimena vidhinā dhṛtvā karābhyāṃ dṛḍham । aṅguṣṭhau hṛdaye nidhāya cibukaṃ nāsāgraṃ ālokayet etadvyādhivināśakāri yamināṃ padmāsanaṃ procyate ॥ 1.46 ॥

While seated, place the right foot on the left thigh and the left foot on the right thigh, cross your arms behind your back, and grasp your toes. Press your chin against your chest and gaze at the tip of your nose. Persisting in this kind of Lotus Position eliminates diseases. This is called the Padmásana.