Cakrasana, Cakra-asana, Cakrāsana: 3 definitions
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Cakrasana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chakrasana.
In Hinduism
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga1) Cakrāsana (चक्रासन) is a Sanskrit word referring to one of the eleven postures (āsana) mentioned in the fifth section of the 13th century Varāhopaniṣad: One of the Yoga Upaniṣads containing a discussion between Varāha (boar avatar of Viṣṇa) and Ṛbhu in five chapters. Accordingly, “Placing the left ankle on the right thigh and the right ankle on the left thigh, and keeping the body erect (while sitting) is the posture “cakra”. The term āsana refers to one of the eight brances of yoga, also known as the eightfold-path (aṣṭānga).
2) Cakrāsana (चक्रासन) is one of the eighty-four āsanas (postures) taught by Śiva, according to verse 3.7-20 of the 17th-century Haṭharatnāvalī:A Sanskrit reference book dealing with āsanas written by Śrīnivāsa.. It is said that Ādinātha (Śiva) hand-picked 84 yoga postures from 84,00,000 living beings and taught them for the purpose of introducing physical health and well-being to the human body. The compound cakrāsana translates to cakra (wheel) and āsana (posture).
Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore PalaceCakrāsana (चक्रासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 35 of the 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi: A sanskrit treatise describing various āsanas, or ‘posture’.—Accordingly, “Take the arghyāsana position. Place the palms of the hands on the ground. This is cakrāsana, the wheel”.
The base āsana, arghyāsana, is not explained in the text. Iyengar does not have a cakrāsana in his series. However he does have a viparītacakrāsana referred to in the Introduction which name would seem toimply that there must have been a cakrāsana originally from which the qualification, the backward cakrāsana, would come from. The form of this āsana is considered a variant of vṛścikāsana by Iyengar. Visnudevananda calls this, Iyengar’s ūrdhvadhanurāsana, cakrāsana. Fiist Steps to Higher Yoga has an āsana called cakrāsana which is the same as Iyengar’s triaṅgmukhottānāsana (?)
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).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: Google Books: ManthanabhairavatantramCakrāsana (चक्रासन) refers to the “seat of the wheel (of knowledge)”, according to the Kularatnoddyota, one of the earliest Kubjikā Tantras.—Accordingly, “[...] The great lord, the venerable Kubjeśa, accompanied by the encompassing attendants of the Śrīkrama (the tradition of the goddess Kubjikā), sat on the seat of the Wheel of Knowledge (jñāna-cakrāsana-āsīna), adorned with the garland of Principles of Existence. The Lord of the gods, whose nature is beyond conception contemplated his own imperishable, and sacred nature, (the Self) of the venerable Wheel of Bliss. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Cakra, Asana.
Starts with: Cakrasanagata.
Ends with: Ardhacakrasana, Kulalacakrasana.
Full-text: Asana.
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