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chapter I of Hata Yoga Pradipika lists out the following 15 different types of asanas along with details





  1. Swastika-âsana,


  2. Gomukha-âsana,


  3. Vîrâsana,


  4. Kurmâsana,


  5. Kukkuṭa âsana,


  6. Uttâna Kûrma-âsana,


  7. Dhanura âsana,


  8. Matsya-âsana,


  9. Paśchima Tâna,


  10. Mayûra-âsana,


  11. Śava-âsana,


  12. Siddhâsana,


  13. Padmâsana,


  14. Siṃhâsana and


  15. Bhadrâsana





What are the scriptures that contain detail about any Hata yoga asanas other than that are mentioned in the Hata Yoga above.










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    chapter I of Hata Yoga Pradipika lists out the following 15 different types of asanas along with details





    1. Swastika-âsana,


    2. Gomukha-âsana,


    3. Vîrâsana,


    4. Kurmâsana,


    5. Kukkuṭa âsana,


    6. Uttâna Kûrma-âsana,


    7. Dhanura âsana,


    8. Matsya-âsana,


    9. Paśchima Tâna,


    10. Mayûra-âsana,


    11. Śava-âsana,


    12. Siddhâsana,


    13. Padmâsana,


    14. Siṃhâsana and


    15. Bhadrâsana





    What are the scriptures that contain detail about any Hata yoga asanas other than that are mentioned in the Hata Yoga above.










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      chapter I of Hata Yoga Pradipika lists out the following 15 different types of asanas along with details





      1. Swastika-âsana,


      2. Gomukha-âsana,


      3. Vîrâsana,


      4. Kurmâsana,


      5. Kukkuṭa âsana,


      6. Uttâna Kûrma-âsana,


      7. Dhanura âsana,


      8. Matsya-âsana,


      9. Paśchima Tâna,


      10. Mayûra-âsana,


      11. Śava-âsana,


      12. Siddhâsana,


      13. Padmâsana,


      14. Siṃhâsana and


      15. Bhadrâsana





      What are the scriptures that contain detail about any Hata yoga asanas other than that are mentioned in the Hata Yoga above.










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      chapter I of Hata Yoga Pradipika lists out the following 15 different types of asanas along with details





      1. Swastika-âsana,


      2. Gomukha-âsana,


      3. Vîrâsana,


      4. Kurmâsana,


      5. Kukkuṭa âsana,


      6. Uttâna Kûrma-âsana,


      7. Dhanura âsana,


      8. Matsya-âsana,


      9. Paśchima Tâna,


      10. Mayûra-âsana,


      11. Śava-âsana,


      12. Siddhâsana,


      13. Padmâsana,


      14. Siṃhâsana and


      15. Bhadrâsana





      What are the scriptures that contain detail about any Hata yoga asanas other than that are mentioned in the Hata Yoga above.







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          Yes apart from Hatha Yoga Pradipika a text called The Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas. Yoga Yajnavalkya is a dialog between well known Rishi Yajnavalkya and Gargi a Brahmavadini.



          Chapter three of Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing list of eight asanas in detail procedure with procedure. These Asanas are Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana , Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. As well as variations of these Asanas. I am posting some of them with shlokas.




          याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच :
          आसनान्यधुना वक्ष्ये शृणु गार्गि तपोधने ।
          स्वस्तिकं गोमुखं पद्मं वीरं सिंहासनं तथा ॥ १ ॥
          भद्रं मुक्तासनं चैव मयूरासनमेव
          च ।
          तथैतेषां वरारोहे पृथग्वक्ष्यामि लक्षणम्
          ॥२॥



          Yajnavalkya said : Now i will describe the Asanas .Gargi rich in
          austerity ,listen to me . Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana ,
          Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. I will
          describe these asanas one by one .







          Swastik Asana




          जानोर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक्कृत्वा पादतले उभे ।
          ऋजुकायः सुखासीनः
          स्वस्तिकं तत्प्रचक्षते ॥ 3 ॥



          Having correctly placed the soles of both the feet between the thighs
          and knees , one should sit (comfortably) balanced and straight -bodied
          .This is called Swastikasana.




          enter image description here




          Gomukha Asana




          दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखं यथा ।
          अङ्गुष्ठौ च
          निबध्नीयाद्धस्ताभ्यां व्युत्क्रमेण तु ॥ 6 ॥



          Place the right ankle beside the buttok , on the left , and the
          (ankle) at the right .This is Gomukhasana. Resembling the face of cow.




          enter image description here




          Mayur Asana




          समुन्नतशिरःपादो दण्डवद्व्योम्निसंस्थितः ।
          मयूरासनमेतत्तु
          सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥16॥



          Placing the palms of the hands firmly on the ground and keeping the
          elbows at the side of the naval with the head and legs raised ,
          staying in space (off the ground) - this is Mayurasana ,which destroys
          all impurities.




          enter image description here






          So Yoga-Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas.Here are Sanskrit verses of
          Yoga Yajnavalkya




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            Gheranda Samhita is another text which describes Asanas and Mudras in details. Along with Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Shiva Samhita, it is one the 3 classic treatises on Yoga.



            The performance of Asanas is done in order to gain Dhrirata or firmness.



            enter image description here



            So, Asanas, Mudras etc are practiced as part of a larger Yogic procedure.



            The 2nd Chapter of this text deals exclusively with Asanas and the 3rd with Mudras. Mudras given are also very similar to Asanas. For example, Viparatikarani, which is usually considered an Asana, is given under Mudras.



            According to Gheranda Samhita there are 84 hundreds thousands Asanas as described by Lord Shiva. Of which only 84 are chief. Of which again only 32 are useful for us.




            Gheranda said ---- 1. There are 84 hundreds of thousands of Asanas
            described by Shiva. The postures are as many as there are numbers of
            species of living creatures in this universe.




            1. Among them 84 are the best; and among these 84, 32 have been found useful for mankind in this world.




            Then in the next few verses the names of these 32 Asanas are given:



            enter image description here



            So, the 32 Asanas like Padmasana, Bhadrasana, Swastikasana etc .. are mentioned and the procedures of forming them are also given in the subsequent portion of the chapter 2.



            The PDF of the text can viewed from here.






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              Yes apart from Hatha Yoga Pradipika a text called The Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas. Yoga Yajnavalkya is a dialog between well known Rishi Yajnavalkya and Gargi a Brahmavadini.



              Chapter three of Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing list of eight asanas in detail procedure with procedure. These Asanas are Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana , Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. As well as variations of these Asanas. I am posting some of them with shlokas.




              याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच :
              आसनान्यधुना वक्ष्ये शृणु गार्गि तपोधने ।
              स्वस्तिकं गोमुखं पद्मं वीरं सिंहासनं तथा ॥ १ ॥
              भद्रं मुक्तासनं चैव मयूरासनमेव
              च ।
              तथैतेषां वरारोहे पृथग्वक्ष्यामि लक्षणम्
              ॥२॥



              Yajnavalkya said : Now i will describe the Asanas .Gargi rich in
              austerity ,listen to me . Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana ,
              Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. I will
              describe these asanas one by one .







              Swastik Asana




              जानोर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक्कृत्वा पादतले उभे ।
              ऋजुकायः सुखासीनः
              स्वस्तिकं तत्प्रचक्षते ॥ 3 ॥



              Having correctly placed the soles of both the feet between the thighs
              and knees , one should sit (comfortably) balanced and straight -bodied
              .This is called Swastikasana.




              enter image description here




              Gomukha Asana




              दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखं यथा ।
              अङ्गुष्ठौ च
              निबध्नीयाद्धस्ताभ्यां व्युत्क्रमेण तु ॥ 6 ॥



              Place the right ankle beside the buttok , on the left , and the
              (ankle) at the right .This is Gomukhasana. Resembling the face of cow.




              enter image description here




              Mayur Asana




              समुन्नतशिरःपादो दण्डवद्व्योम्निसंस्थितः ।
              मयूरासनमेतत्तु
              सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥16॥



              Placing the palms of the hands firmly on the ground and keeping the
              elbows at the side of the naval with the head and legs raised ,
              staying in space (off the ground) - this is Mayurasana ,which destroys
              all impurities.




              enter image description here






              So Yoga-Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas.Here are Sanskrit verses of
              Yoga Yajnavalkya




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                Yes apart from Hatha Yoga Pradipika a text called The Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas. Yoga Yajnavalkya is a dialog between well known Rishi Yajnavalkya and Gargi a Brahmavadini.



                Chapter three of Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing list of eight asanas in detail procedure with procedure. These Asanas are Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana , Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. As well as variations of these Asanas. I am posting some of them with shlokas.




                याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच :
                आसनान्यधुना वक्ष्ये शृणु गार्गि तपोधने ।
                स्वस्तिकं गोमुखं पद्मं वीरं सिंहासनं तथा ॥ १ ॥
                भद्रं मुक्तासनं चैव मयूरासनमेव
                च ।
                तथैतेषां वरारोहे पृथग्वक्ष्यामि लक्षणम्
                ॥२॥



                Yajnavalkya said : Now i will describe the Asanas .Gargi rich in
                austerity ,listen to me . Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana ,
                Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. I will
                describe these asanas one by one .







                Swastik Asana




                जानोर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक्कृत्वा पादतले उभे ।
                ऋजुकायः सुखासीनः
                स्वस्तिकं तत्प्रचक्षते ॥ 3 ॥



                Having correctly placed the soles of both the feet between the thighs
                and knees , one should sit (comfortably) balanced and straight -bodied
                .This is called Swastikasana.




                enter image description here




                Gomukha Asana




                दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखं यथा ।
                अङ्गुष्ठौ च
                निबध्नीयाद्धस्ताभ्यां व्युत्क्रमेण तु ॥ 6 ॥



                Place the right ankle beside the buttok , on the left , and the
                (ankle) at the right .This is Gomukhasana. Resembling the face of cow.




                enter image description here




                Mayur Asana




                समुन्नतशिरःपादो दण्डवद्व्योम्निसंस्थितः ।
                मयूरासनमेतत्तु
                सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥16॥



                Placing the palms of the hands firmly on the ground and keeping the
                elbows at the side of the naval with the head and legs raised ,
                staying in space (off the ground) - this is Mayurasana ,which destroys
                all impurities.




                enter image description here






                So Yoga-Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas.Here are Sanskrit verses of
                Yoga Yajnavalkya




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                  Yes apart from Hatha Yoga Pradipika a text called The Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas. Yoga Yajnavalkya is a dialog between well known Rishi Yajnavalkya and Gargi a Brahmavadini.



                  Chapter three of Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing list of eight asanas in detail procedure with procedure. These Asanas are Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana , Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. As well as variations of these Asanas. I am posting some of them with shlokas.




                  याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच :
                  आसनान्यधुना वक्ष्ये शृणु गार्गि तपोधने ।
                  स्वस्तिकं गोमुखं पद्मं वीरं सिंहासनं तथा ॥ १ ॥
                  भद्रं मुक्तासनं चैव मयूरासनमेव
                  च ।
                  तथैतेषां वरारोहे पृथग्वक्ष्यामि लक्षणम्
                  ॥२॥



                  Yajnavalkya said : Now i will describe the Asanas .Gargi rich in
                  austerity ,listen to me . Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana ,
                  Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. I will
                  describe these asanas one by one .







                  Swastik Asana




                  जानोर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक्कृत्वा पादतले उभे ।
                  ऋजुकायः सुखासीनः
                  स्वस्तिकं तत्प्रचक्षते ॥ 3 ॥



                  Having correctly placed the soles of both the feet between the thighs
                  and knees , one should sit (comfortably) balanced and straight -bodied
                  .This is called Swastikasana.




                  enter image description here




                  Gomukha Asana




                  दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखं यथा ।
                  अङ्गुष्ठौ च
                  निबध्नीयाद्धस्ताभ्यां व्युत्क्रमेण तु ॥ 6 ॥



                  Place the right ankle beside the buttok , on the left , and the
                  (ankle) at the right .This is Gomukhasana. Resembling the face of cow.




                  enter image description here




                  Mayur Asana




                  समुन्नतशिरःपादो दण्डवद्व्योम्निसंस्थितः ।
                  मयूरासनमेतत्तु
                  सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥16॥



                  Placing the palms of the hands firmly on the ground and keeping the
                  elbows at the side of the naval with the head and legs raised ,
                  staying in space (off the ground) - this is Mayurasana ,which destroys
                  all impurities.




                  enter image description here






                  So Yoga-Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas.Here are Sanskrit verses of
                  Yoga Yajnavalkya




                  share|improve this answer













                  Yes apart from Hatha Yoga Pradipika a text called The Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas. Yoga Yajnavalkya is a dialog between well known Rishi Yajnavalkya and Gargi a Brahmavadini.



                  Chapter three of Yoga Yajnavalkya is describing list of eight asanas in detail procedure with procedure. These Asanas are Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana , Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. As well as variations of these Asanas. I am posting some of them with shlokas.




                  याज्ञवल्क्य उवाच :
                  आसनान्यधुना वक्ष्ये शृणु गार्गि तपोधने ।
                  स्वस्तिकं गोमुखं पद्मं वीरं सिंहासनं तथा ॥ १ ॥
                  भद्रं मुक्तासनं चैव मयूरासनमेव
                  च ।
                  तथैतेषां वरारोहे पृथग्वक्ष्यामि लक्षणम्
                  ॥२॥



                  Yajnavalkya said : Now i will describe the Asanas .Gargi rich in
                  austerity ,listen to me . Svastikasana , Gomukhasana , Padmasana ,
                  Virasana ,Simhasana ,Bhadrasana ,Muktasana and Mayurasana. I will
                  describe these asanas one by one .







                  Swastik Asana




                  जानोर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक्कृत्वा पादतले उभे ।
                  ऋजुकायः सुखासीनः
                  स्वस्तिकं तत्प्रचक्षते ॥ 3 ॥



                  Having correctly placed the soles of both the feet between the thighs
                  and knees , one should sit (comfortably) balanced and straight -bodied
                  .This is called Swastikasana.




                  enter image description here




                  Gomukha Asana




                  दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखं यथा ।
                  अङ्गुष्ठौ च
                  निबध्नीयाद्धस्ताभ्यां व्युत्क्रमेण तु ॥ 6 ॥



                  Place the right ankle beside the buttok , on the left , and the
                  (ankle) at the right .This is Gomukhasana. Resembling the face of cow.




                  enter image description here




                  Mayur Asana




                  समुन्नतशिरःपादो दण्डवद्व्योम्निसंस्थितः ।
                  मयूरासनमेतत्तु
                  सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ॥16॥



                  Placing the palms of the hands firmly on the ground and keeping the
                  elbows at the side of the naval with the head and legs raised ,
                  staying in space (off the ground) - this is Mayurasana ,which destroys
                  all impurities.




                  enter image description here






                  So Yoga-Yajnavalkya is describing these asanas.Here are Sanskrit verses of
                  Yoga Yajnavalkya





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                      Gheranda Samhita is another text which describes Asanas and Mudras in details. Along with Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Shiva Samhita, it is one the 3 classic treatises on Yoga.



                      The performance of Asanas is done in order to gain Dhrirata or firmness.



                      enter image description here



                      So, Asanas, Mudras etc are practiced as part of a larger Yogic procedure.



                      The 2nd Chapter of this text deals exclusively with Asanas and the 3rd with Mudras. Mudras given are also very similar to Asanas. For example, Viparatikarani, which is usually considered an Asana, is given under Mudras.



                      According to Gheranda Samhita there are 84 hundreds thousands Asanas as described by Lord Shiva. Of which only 84 are chief. Of which again only 32 are useful for us.




                      Gheranda said ---- 1. There are 84 hundreds of thousands of Asanas
                      described by Shiva. The postures are as many as there are numbers of
                      species of living creatures in this universe.




                      1. Among them 84 are the best; and among these 84, 32 have been found useful for mankind in this world.




                      Then in the next few verses the names of these 32 Asanas are given:



                      enter image description here



                      So, the 32 Asanas like Padmasana, Bhadrasana, Swastikasana etc .. are mentioned and the procedures of forming them are also given in the subsequent portion of the chapter 2.



                      The PDF of the text can viewed from here.






                      share|improve this answer






























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                        Gheranda Samhita is another text which describes Asanas and Mudras in details. Along with Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Shiva Samhita, it is one the 3 classic treatises on Yoga.



                        The performance of Asanas is done in order to gain Dhrirata or firmness.



                        enter image description here



                        So, Asanas, Mudras etc are practiced as part of a larger Yogic procedure.



                        The 2nd Chapter of this text deals exclusively with Asanas and the 3rd with Mudras. Mudras given are also very similar to Asanas. For example, Viparatikarani, which is usually considered an Asana, is given under Mudras.



                        According to Gheranda Samhita there are 84 hundreds thousands Asanas as described by Lord Shiva. Of which only 84 are chief. Of which again only 32 are useful for us.




                        Gheranda said ---- 1. There are 84 hundreds of thousands of Asanas
                        described by Shiva. The postures are as many as there are numbers of
                        species of living creatures in this universe.




                        1. Among them 84 are the best; and among these 84, 32 have been found useful for mankind in this world.




                        Then in the next few verses the names of these 32 Asanas are given:



                        enter image description here



                        So, the 32 Asanas like Padmasana, Bhadrasana, Swastikasana etc .. are mentioned and the procedures of forming them are also given in the subsequent portion of the chapter 2.



                        The PDF of the text can viewed from here.






                        share|improve this answer




























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                          Gheranda Samhita is another text which describes Asanas and Mudras in details. Along with Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Shiva Samhita, it is one the 3 classic treatises on Yoga.



                          The performance of Asanas is done in order to gain Dhrirata or firmness.



                          enter image description here



                          So, Asanas, Mudras etc are practiced as part of a larger Yogic procedure.



                          The 2nd Chapter of this text deals exclusively with Asanas and the 3rd with Mudras. Mudras given are also very similar to Asanas. For example, Viparatikarani, which is usually considered an Asana, is given under Mudras.



                          According to Gheranda Samhita there are 84 hundreds thousands Asanas as described by Lord Shiva. Of which only 84 are chief. Of which again only 32 are useful for us.




                          Gheranda said ---- 1. There are 84 hundreds of thousands of Asanas
                          described by Shiva. The postures are as many as there are numbers of
                          species of living creatures in this universe.




                          1. Among them 84 are the best; and among these 84, 32 have been found useful for mankind in this world.




                          Then in the next few verses the names of these 32 Asanas are given:



                          enter image description here



                          So, the 32 Asanas like Padmasana, Bhadrasana, Swastikasana etc .. are mentioned and the procedures of forming them are also given in the subsequent portion of the chapter 2.



                          The PDF of the text can viewed from here.






                          share|improve this answer















                          Gheranda Samhita is another text which describes Asanas and Mudras in details. Along with Hatha Yoga Pradipika and Shiva Samhita, it is one the 3 classic treatises on Yoga.



                          The performance of Asanas is done in order to gain Dhrirata or firmness.



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                          So, Asanas, Mudras etc are practiced as part of a larger Yogic procedure.



                          The 2nd Chapter of this text deals exclusively with Asanas and the 3rd with Mudras. Mudras given are also very similar to Asanas. For example, Viparatikarani, which is usually considered an Asana, is given under Mudras.



                          According to Gheranda Samhita there are 84 hundreds thousands Asanas as described by Lord Shiva. Of which only 84 are chief. Of which again only 32 are useful for us.




                          Gheranda said ---- 1. There are 84 hundreds of thousands of Asanas
                          described by Shiva. The postures are as many as there are numbers of
                          species of living creatures in this universe.




                          1. Among them 84 are the best; and among these 84, 32 have been found useful for mankind in this world.




                          Then in the next few verses the names of these 32 Asanas are given:



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                          So, the 32 Asanas like Padmasana, Bhadrasana, Swastikasana etc .. are mentioned and the procedures of forming them are also given in the subsequent portion of the chapter 2.



                          The PDF of the text can viewed from here.







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