Gomukhāsana
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Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण
Sandilyopanishad (3-2)
सव्ये दक्षिणगुल्फं तु पृष्ठपार्श्वे नियोजयेत् ।
दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखं यथा ॥ २ ॥
savye dakṣiṇagulpham tu pṛṣṭhapārśve niyojayet | dakṣiṇe'pi tathā savyam gomukhaṃ gomukhaṃ yathā || 2 ||
One should place his right ankle of the leg on the left side of the back (of the leg) and also the left ankle of the leg on the right side similarly. This is Go-mukha, resembling the face of the cow.
Additional Shastra Reference Tri-shikhi-brahmanopanishad (36), Darshanopanishad (III, 3-4)
Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण
Hathapradipika II.6
सव्ये दक्षिणगुल्फं तु पृष्ठपाश्वे नियोजयेत् ॥
दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखाकृतिम् ॥ ६ ॥
savye dakṣiṇagulpham tu pṛṣṭhapārśve niyojayet || dakṣiṇe'pi tathā savyam gomukhaṃ gomukhākṛtim || 6||
One places the right ankle by the side of the left hip and the left ankle by the side of the right hip. Thus imitating the shape of the head of a cow. This is gomukhasana