Mayurasana

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Mayurasana
Mural depicting a Nath yogi in Mayurasana at the Mahamandir temple, Jodhpur, India, c. 1810
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Mayūrāsana (

Sanskrit: मयूरासन) or Peacock pose[1] is a hand-balancing asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise
with the body held horizontal over the hands. It is one of the oldest non-seated asanas.

Etymology and origins

Jogapradipika
, 1830

The name comes from the Sanskrit words mayūra (मयूर) meaning "

peacock"[2] and āsana (आसन) meaning "posture".[3]

Mayurasana is one of the oldest non-seated

Vimānārcanākalpa. The Vāsiṣṭha Saṁhitā 1.76-7 states that it destroys all sins.[4]

Description

In this asana the body is raised like a horizontal stick holding the floor with both palms while the body is supported by the elbows.[5]

Variations

Hamsasana (Swan Pose) is identical to Mayurasana except that the hands are placed with the fingers pointing forwards.[6]

Padma Mayurasana

Padma Mayurasana (Lotus in Peacock Pose) has the legs crossed as in

Lotus Position.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yoga Journal - Peacock Pose". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Mayurasana - AshtangaYoga.info". Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  3. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9
    . Retrieved 9 April 2011.
  4. OCLC 928480104
    .
  5. ^ Iyengar 1979, pp. 282–284.
  6. ^ Iyengar 1979, pp. 284–285.
  7. ISBN 978-1-56924-402-9
    . Retrieved 9 April 2011.

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External links
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