Simhasana

Simhasana (Sanskrit: सिंहासन; IAST: Siṁhāsana) or Lion Pose[1] is an asana in hatha yoga and modern yoga as exercise.

Simhasana

Etymology and origins
"Narasimhasana" from an illustrated manuscript of the Joga Pradipika, 1830

The name comes from the Sanskrit words simha (सिंह), meaning "lion", and āsana (आसन), meaning "posture" or "seat".[2] The pose has also been named Narasimhasana,[3] from Sanskrit नरसिंह Narasimha, a lion-man avatar of the god Vishnu.[4] The posture is described in the tenth century Vimānārcanākalpa.[5]

Description

The asana resembles a seated lion, hence the name. The practitioner kneels as in Virasana and makes a facial expression to resemble a lion.

See also

References
  1. "Yoga Journal - Lion Pose". Retrieved 2011-07-03.
  2. Sinha, S. C. (1996). Dictionary of Philosophy. Anmol Publications. p. 18. ISBN 978-81-7041-293-9.
  3. Bühnemann, Gudrun (2018). 84 Asanas in Yoga. D.K.Printworld. p. 59 (plate 68).
  4. Williams, George M. (2008). Handbook of Hindu Mythology. Oxford University Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-19-533261-2.
  5. Mallinson, James; Singleton, Mark (2017). Roots of Yoga. Penguin Books. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-0-241-25304-5. OCLC 928480104.

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