हिन्दी
O the great hermit! The Asanas or postures have been stated as nine in numbers. These are Svastika, Gomukha, Padmasana, Virāsana, Simhasana, Muktasana, Bhadrasana, Mayurāsana and Sukhāsana.
To maintain the neck, the head and the body duly erect by trapping both feet in the middle of knees and pubic is called 'Svastika' Asana.
One should do a regular practise on this Asana.
To pull and put the ankle of right foot at the rear part of the left and the ankle of the left foot to the rear portion of the right is called 'Gomukhasana'.
O Brahmana! To keep both feet on the pubic and gripping their thumbs by moving both hands towards feet is called 'Padmasana'. This Asana removes all kinds of ailments.
To sit at a place keeping the body erect and placing the left foot on the right thigh is called 'Virāsana'.
In Simhasana, both ankles are taken at the collateral part below the testis in a position that the left ankle should fix on the right collateral and
by right ankle the left collateral part of the testis. Both hands are kept on the knees and fingers are stretched,
the mouth is opened, concentration is made at the förepoint of the nose through eyes.
In 'Bhadrasana', both ankles are placed in the collateral regions of the testis, the collateral parts and feet both are firmly tied by the hands and mind concentration is made. This posture compounds all ailments arising due to consumption of toxic substances.
In 'Muktasana', the micro line drawn in the region of testis is pushed by the left ankle and the left line is pushed by the right ankle.
O hermit! In 'Muktasana', one should place the left ankle on the genital organ and the right ankle on the left ankle.
O great hermit! One should place his both palms on the ground, the elbows in this posture should touch both collateral parts of the navel.
Then, he should be erect like stick by lifting up his head and the feet both. The posture so made, called 'Mayurasana', effaces all kinds of evils.
The posture that renders extreme comfort and the patience while sitting is called 'Sukhāsana'. The devotees weak in body should resort to this very posture.
The person conquers the trio-worlds in its entirety who have conquered or established a good control on these postures. Hence, O Sanketi! Do Pranayama always by practising the yoga in this manner.
