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अथ मर्कटासनम् - पादौ सम्पीड्य' हस्ताभ्यां अंगुष्ठौ धारयेद् दृढम् I पादमध्ये शिरः क्षिप्त्वा धनुर्वन्मर्कटासनम् ॥३-५६॥
sanskrit
Pressing the legs with the hands, firmly hold the big toes (from behind) and drop the head between the legs, imitating the form of a bow. This is markaṭasana.
english translation
hindi translation
atha markaTAsanam - pAdau sampIDya' hastAbhyAM aMguSThau dhArayed dRDham I pAdamadhye ziraH kSiptvA dhanurvanmarkaTAsanam ||3-56||
hk transliteration
अथ मत्स्येन्द्रासनम् - वामोरुमूलार्पितदक्षपादो जान्वोर्बहिर्वेष्टितदक्षदोष्णा I प्रगृह्य तिष्ठेत्परिवर्तिताङ्गः श्रीमत्स्यनाथोदितमासनं स्यात् ॥३-५७॥
sanskrit
Place the right foot at the root of the left thigh and place the left leg by the side of the right knee. Hold the left leg by the right hand and twist the body and remain steady. This asana is propagated by matsyendranatha.
english translation
hindi translation
atha matsyendrAsanam - vAmorumUlArpitadakSapAdo jAnvorbahirveSTitadakSadoSNA I pragRhya tiSThetparivartitAGgaH zrImatsyanAthoditamAsanaM syAt ||3-57||
hk transliteration
मत्स्येन्द्रपीठं जठरप्रदीप्तं प्रचण्डरुग्मण्डलखण्डनास्त्रम् I अभ्यासतः कुण्डलिनीप्रबोधं दण्डस्थिरत्वं च ददाति पुंसाम् ॥३-५८॥
sanskrit
Matsyendra-pitha enhances the gastric fire and works like a weapon to destroy hosts of severe diseases. Moreover, it helps arousal of kundalini and offers stability to the spine.
english translation
hindi translation
matsyendrapIThaM jaTharapradIptaM pracaNDarugmaNDalakhaNDanAstram I abhyAsataH kuNDalinIprabodhaM daNDasthiratvaM ca dadAti puMsAm ||3-58||
hk transliteration
पाश्वभ्यां ध्रियते यस्तु पार्श्वमत्स्येन्द्रमुत्तमम्
sanskrit
When held by the sides, it forms parsva-matsyendra, which is excellent.
english translation
hindi translation
pAzvabhyAM dhriyate yastu pArzvamatsyendramuttamam
hk transliteration
करेण बन्धयेत् तत्तु' बद्धमत्स्येन्द्रासनम् ॥३-६०॥
sanskrit
When tied with the hand, it makes baddha- matsyendra.
english translation
hindi translation
kareNa bandhayet tattu' baddhamatsyendrAsanam ||3-60||
hk transliteration
Hatharatnavali
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अथ मर्कटासनम् - पादौ सम्पीड्य' हस्ताभ्यां अंगुष्ठौ धारयेद् दृढम् I पादमध्ये शिरः क्षिप्त्वा धनुर्वन्मर्कटासनम् ॥३-५६॥
sanskrit
Pressing the legs with the hands, firmly hold the big toes (from behind) and drop the head between the legs, imitating the form of a bow. This is markaṭasana.
english translation
hindi translation
atha markaTAsanam - pAdau sampIDya' hastAbhyAM aMguSThau dhArayed dRDham I pAdamadhye ziraH kSiptvA dhanurvanmarkaTAsanam ||3-56||
hk transliteration
अथ मत्स्येन्द्रासनम् - वामोरुमूलार्पितदक्षपादो जान्वोर्बहिर्वेष्टितदक्षदोष्णा I प्रगृह्य तिष्ठेत्परिवर्तिताङ्गः श्रीमत्स्यनाथोदितमासनं स्यात् ॥३-५७॥
sanskrit
Place the right foot at the root of the left thigh and place the left leg by the side of the right knee. Hold the left leg by the right hand and twist the body and remain steady. This asana is propagated by matsyendranatha.
english translation
hindi translation
atha matsyendrAsanam - vAmorumUlArpitadakSapAdo jAnvorbahirveSTitadakSadoSNA I pragRhya tiSThetparivartitAGgaH zrImatsyanAthoditamAsanaM syAt ||3-57||
hk transliteration
मत्स्येन्द्रपीठं जठरप्रदीप्तं प्रचण्डरुग्मण्डलखण्डनास्त्रम् I अभ्यासतः कुण्डलिनीप्रबोधं दण्डस्थिरत्वं च ददाति पुंसाम् ॥३-५८॥
sanskrit
Matsyendra-pitha enhances the gastric fire and works like a weapon to destroy hosts of severe diseases. Moreover, it helps arousal of kundalini and offers stability to the spine.
english translation
hindi translation
matsyendrapIThaM jaTharapradIptaM pracaNDarugmaNDalakhaNDanAstram I abhyAsataH kuNDalinIprabodhaM daNDasthiratvaM ca dadAti puMsAm ||3-58||
hk transliteration
पाश्वभ्यां ध्रियते यस्तु पार्श्वमत्स्येन्द्रमुत्तमम्
sanskrit
When held by the sides, it forms parsva-matsyendra, which is excellent.
english translation
hindi translation
pAzvabhyAM dhriyate yastu pArzvamatsyendramuttamam
hk transliteration
करेण बन्धयेत् तत्तु' बद्धमत्स्येन्द्रासनम् ॥३-६०॥
sanskrit
When tied with the hand, it makes baddha- matsyendra.
english translation
hindi translation
kareNa bandhayet tattu' baddhamatsyendrAsanam ||3-60||
hk transliteration