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Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Bharadvājāsana (भरद्वाजासन, “Bharadvāja posture”) is a Sanskrit word referring to a type of posture (āsana) used in Yoga. It is composed of the words Bharadvāja (name of a ṛṣi) and āsana (posture)

Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore Palace

Bhāradvājāsana (भारद्वाजासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 28 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Place the feet in padmāsana, the lotus. Place the hands on the floor and lift the feet upwards in padmāsana. This is bhāradvājāsana, the crow pheasant”.

The 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary āsanas, or ‘posture’ (e.g., bhāradvāja-āsana) and several additional ones.

Bhāradvāja is the name of the bird, the crow pheasant, whose sight is considered auspicious. Bhāradvāja was also the father of Droṇa, the guru of Arjuna and preceptor in military strategy of both the Kauravas and the Pāṇḍavas.The āsana shown in the illustration is completely different from what Iyengar shows under that name. The āsana as shown is closer to padmamayūrāsana. In fact, the āsana as illustrated would be physically impossible

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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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Partial matches: Asana, Bharadvaja.

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