Padukasana, Pādukāsana, Paduka-asana: 2 definitions
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Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore PalacePādukāsana (पादुकासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 41 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Grasp the soles of the feet with the palms of the hands and then walk. This is pādukāsana, the sandal āsana”.
The 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary āsanas, or ‘posture’ (e.g., pādukā-āsana) and several additional ones.
This name is not found in Iyengar. The āsana form is found as pādahastāsana. In this āsana in Iyengar there is no tradition of walking. Walking in these positions is a common feature of the wrestler’s and indigenous vyāyāma exercise systems.
Source: Scribd: Roots of YogaPādukāsana (पादुकासन) is the name of an āsana (posture) described in the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati (67).—Accordingly, “Put the soles of the feet in the palms of the hands and stand and walk about. This is the sandals pose (pādukāsana)”.
The Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati is an 17th-century text in Sanskrit dealing with haṭha-yoga, and is also known by the name of its author, Kapālakuruṇṭaka. The text describes 112 āsanas (e.g., pādukā-āsana) usually based on animal movement.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
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