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Haṭha Ratnāvalī
The ''Haṭha Ratnāvalī'' is a Haṭha yoga text written in the 17th century by Srinivasa. It is one of the first texts to name 84 asanas, earlier texts having claimed as many without naming them. It describes 36 asanas. Text The ''Haṭha Ratnāvalī'' is a Haṭha yoga text written in the 17th century by Srinivasa. It states (1.17-18) that asanas, breath retentions, and seals assist in Haṭha yoga. It mentions 8 purifications ( shatkarmas), criticising the ''Hatha Yoga Pradipika'' for only describing 6 of these. It is one of the earliest texts (the other being the unpublished '' Yogacintāmaṇi'') actually to name 84 asanas, earlier manuscripts having simply claimed that 84 or 8,400,000 asanas existed. The 84 asana An āsana (Sanskrit: आसन) is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose,Verse 46, chapter II, "Patanjali Yoga sutras" by Swami Prabhavananda, published by the Sri Ramakrishna Math p. 111 and late ...s lis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haṭha Yoga
Hatha yoga (; Sanskrit हठयोग, International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration, IAST: ''haṭhayoga'') is a branch of yoga that uses physical techniques to try to preserve and channel vital force or energy. The Sanskrit word हठ ''haṭha'' literally means "force", alluding to a system of physical techniques. Some hatha yoga style techniques can be traced back at least to the 1st-century CE, in texts such as the Hindu Itihasa, Sanskrit epics and Buddhism's Pali canon. The oldest dated text so far found to describe hatha yoga, the 11th-century ''Amritasiddhi, Amṛtasiddhi'', comes from a Tantra, tantric Buddhist milieu. The oldest texts to use the terminology of ''hatha'' are also Vajrayana Buddhist. Hindu hatha yoga texts appear from the 11th century onward. Some of the early hatha yoga texts (11th-13th c.) describe methods to raise and conserve bindu (vital force, that is, semen, and in women ''rajas –'' menstrual fluid). This was seen as the physical esse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Numerology
Numerology (known before the 20th century as arithmancy) is the belief in an occult, divine or mystical relationship between a number and one or more coinciding events. It is also the study of the numerical value, via an alphanumeric system, of the letters in words and names. When numerology is applied to a person's name, it is a form of onomancy. It is often associated with astrology and other divinatory arts. Number symbolism is an ancient and pervasive aspect of human thought, deeply intertwined with religion, philosophy, mysticism, and mathematics. Different cultures and traditions have assigned specific meanings to numbers, often linking them to divine principles, cosmic forces, or natural patterns. The term numerologist can be used for those who place faith in numerical patterns and draw inferences from them, even if those people do not practice traditional numerology. For example, in his 1997 book ''Numerology: Or What Pythagoras Wrought'' (), mathematician Underwo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoganidrasana
Yoganidrasana, () or Yogic Sleep Pose is a reclining forward-bending asana in modern yoga as exercise. It is sometimes called Supta Garbhasana (Reclining Embryo Pose). The name Dvi Pada Sirsasana is given to the balancing form of the pose. In hatha yoga, the pose was used in Pasini Mudra, the noose mudra, a seal to prevent the escape of prana; it was not an asana. Etymology and origins as a mudra The name of this pose comes from meaning "uniting", meaning "sleep", and meaning "posture" or "seat". The asana's name derives from the yogic sleep mentioned in the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'': Yoganidrasana is described in the 17th century ''Haṭha Ratnāvalī'' 3.70. The pose is illustrated in an 18th-century painting of the eight yoga chakras in Mysore. It is illustrated as "Pasini Mudra" (not an asana) in Theos Bernard's 1943 book '' Hatha Yoga: The Report of A Personal Experience''. Pasini Mudra is described in the ''Gheranda Samhita'' 3.84: "Throw the two legs on the ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kraunchasana
Krauñcāsana () or Heron pose, also written Krounchasana, is a sitting asana in modern yoga as exercise. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit words () meaning "heron", and the name of a mountain; and ''Asana'' (, ) meaning "posture" or "seat". ''Kraunch'' can also mean the demoiselle crane or the curlew; both like the heron are long-legged waterbirds. The 19th century ''Sritattvanidhi'' uses the name for a different pose, squatting, supported by a rope held with the teeth. The modern pose is described in 20th century manuals such as B. K. S. Iyengar's ''Light on Yoga''. Swami Yogesvarananda names the modern pose "Ekapadotthitahastapadaprasaranasana" in his 1970 ''First Steps to Higher yoga'', reserving the name Kraunchasana for a preparatory phase of another pose named for a waterbird, Bakasana (the Crane). Pattabhi Jois uses the name for the same pose as Iyengar, implying, according to the yoga scholar Norman Sjoman, that they both learnt the pose from their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurmasana
Kurmasana (; ), Tortoise Pose, or Turtle Pose is a sitting forward bending asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit , "turtle" or "tortoise" and , "posture" or "seat". Uttana Kurmasana is described in the ancient, '' Ahirbudhnya Saṃhitā'', revised from American Academy of Religions conference, San Francisco, 19 November 2011. and illustrated in the 19th century '' Jogapradipika'' and ''Sritattvanidhi''. The modern Kurmasana is described in B. K. S. Iyengar's 1966 '' Light on Yoga''. Iyengar states that the asana is dedicated to Kurma, the tortoise incarnation of the god Vishnu. Description To enter kūrmāsana a practitioner sits with the legs outstretched, feet as wide apart as possible. The knees are bent slightly, keeping the heels in contact with the floor. The body is leaned forward from the hips and the hands slid under the knees. The body leans forward (bending at the hips) to allow the hands and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matsyendrasana
Matsyendrasana (; ), Matsyendra's Pose or Lord of the Fishes Pose is a seated twisting asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise. The full form is the difficult Paripurna Matsyendrasana. A common and easier variant is Ardha Matsyendrasana. The asana has many variations, and in its half form is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of hatha yoga. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit words , perfected; '' Matsyendra'', one of the founders of hatha yoga, whose name in turn means "lord of the fishes"; and , posture or seat; अर्ध ''ardha'' means half. The asana is medieval, described in the 15th century '' Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā'' 1.26-7, which states that it destroys many diseases, and the 17th century '' Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā'' 2.22-23. Yogi Ghamande chose the asana for the cover of his historic 1905 book '' Yogasopana Purvachatushka''; he represented the pose using a halftone Halftone is the reprographic technique that simula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bhairavasana
Durvasasana () or Durvasana, is an advanced standing asana in hatha yoga, with one leg raised and the foot hooked behind the neck. The similar Trivikramasana () has the raised leg straight. There are seated and reclining variations including Bhairavasana. Versions of the pose are depicted in statues in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu from the 8th century onwards. Trivikramasana is described in the 18th century ''Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati''; a pose close to Durvasasana is illustrated as "Trivikramasana" in the 19th century ''Sritattvanidhi''. Etymology and origins Durvasasana is named after Durvasa (), a proverbially angry sage. Trivikramasana is named after Trivikrama, a figure in Hindu mythology whose name means "three strides". The pose is depicted in the 13th – 18th century statues of Bharatnatyam dance that decorate the Eastern Gopuram of the Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu. The 18th century ''Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati'' verse 81 describes a pose that it names Trivikram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gomukhasana
Gomukhasana (; ) or Cow Face Pose is a seated asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, sometimes used for meditation. Etymology and origins The name comes from the Sanskrit meaning "cow", meaning "face" or "mouth", and meaning "posture" or "seat". The crossed legs are said to look like a cow's mouth, while the bent elbows supposedly look like a cow's ears. The pose is ancient as it is described in the ''Darshana Upanishad'' (3.3–4), written around the 4th century. It is described within the 84 asanas in the 17th-century ''Haṭha Ratnāvalī'' (3.7–20). However, the current form of Gomukhasana with the hands behind the back is mentioned only in such ancient tantric texts as the ''Ahirbudhnya Samhita''. It is sometimes used for meditation and pranayama. Description The pose is entered from kneeling by crossing the legs; the heel of the upper leg is tucked in under the lower thigh near the buttock. The arm on the lower leg side is raised, the forearm bent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Signs Of The Zodiac
The zodiac is a belt-shaped region of the sky that extends approximately 8° north and south celestial latitude of the ecliptic – the apparent path of the Sun across the celestial sphere over the course of the year. Within this zodiac belt appear the Moon and the brightest planets, along their orbital planes. The zodiac is divided along the ecliptic into 12 equal parts, called " signs", each occupying 30° of celestial longitude. These signs roughly correspond to the astronomical constellations with the following modern names: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, and Pisces. The signs have been used to determine the time of the year by identifying each sign with the days of the year the Sun is in the respective sign. In Western astrology, and formerly astronomy, the time of each sign is associated with different attributes. The zodiacal system and its angular measurement in 360 sexagesimal degree (°) or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asana
An āsana (Sanskrit: आसन) is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose,Verse 46, chapter II, "Patanjali Yoga sutras" by Swami Prabhavananda, published by the Sri Ramakrishna Math p. 111 and later extended in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise, to any type of position, adding reclining, standing, inverted, twisting, and balancing poses. The ''Yoga Sutras of Patanjali'' define "asana" as " position thatis steady and comfortable". Patanjali mentions the ability to sit for extended periods as one of the eight limbs of his system. Patanjali '' Yoga sutras'', Book II:29, 46 Asanas are also called yoga poses or yoga postures in English. The 10th or 11th century '' Goraksha Sataka'' and the 15th century '' Hatha Yoga Pradipika'' identify 84 asanas; the 17th century '' Hatha Ratnavali'' provides a different list of 84 asanas, describing some of them. In the 20th century, Indian nationalism favoured physical culture in response t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astrology
Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that propose that information about human affairs and terrestrial events may be discerned by studying the apparent positions of Celestial objects in astrology, celestial objects. Different cultures have employed forms of astrology since at least the 2nd millennium BCE, these practices having originated in Calendrical calculation, calendrical systems used to predict seasonal shifts and to interpret celestial cycles as signs of divine communications. Most, if not all, cultures have attached importance to what they observed in the sky, and some—such as the Hindu astrology, Hindus, Chinese astrology, Chinese, and the Maya civilization, Maya—developed elaborate systems for predicting terrestrial events from celestial observations. Western astrology, one of the oldest astrological systems still in use, can trace its roots to 19th–17th century BCE Mesopotamia, fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yogacintāmaṇi
The ''Yogacintamani'' (, IAST:, "The Wish-fulfilling Gem of Yoga") is an early 17th-century hatha yoga text by the Daśanāmi monk Śivānandasarasvatī, covering the eight auxiliaries of yoga. The asana section in all the manuscripts describes 34 asanas, while variations in some manuscripts add another 84, mentioning most of the non-standing asanas used in modern postural yoga. This makes it the largest asana collection from the early modern period. Text Eightfold yoga The ''Yogacintamani'' (, IAST:) is a late 16th-century hatha yoga text. It consists of four "rather discursive" chapters each with multiple long quotations from many yoga texts. The first half of the text, chapter 1 and part of chapter 2, introduce and define yoga. The second half consists mainly of eight sections corresponding to the eight limbs of yoga (''Yama, Niyama, Āsana, Prāṇāyāma, Pratyāhāra, Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna, Samādhi'') described in Patanjali's ''Yoga Sutras''. The text ends with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
