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Step 1: Matsyāsana (Posture)

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Step 1: Posture -

Matsyāsana

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Gheranda Samhita, Upadesha
2, Verse 21

Muktha-Padmaasanam
Kruthvaa Uththaana-
Shayanam
Chareth |
Koorparaabhyaam Shiro
Veshtya Mathsyaasananthu
Rogahaa ||2.21||

Translation
Having performed the
Padmaasanam one should lie
down on his back.

Matsyāsana, the destroyer of
diseases is formed by holding
the head with the elbows in
this posture

Illustration of Matsyāsana

Technique

  1. Place the right foot on the left thigh.
  1. Now place the left foot on the right thigh.
  1. Now lie down on your back.
  1. Cling on to your head with your elbows.
  1. Settle in this posture for 30 seconds.
Sri Nithyananda Paramashivam