Kapalasana, Kapālāsana, Kapala-asana: 1 definition
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Source: archive.org: Yoga Tradition of the Mysore PalaceKapālāsana (कपालासन) is a type of posture (āsana), according to verse 31 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Place the head on the ground. Raise the feet up. This is the head-stand, kapālāsana”.
The 19th-century Śrītattvanidhi is a sanskrit treatise describing 80 primary āsanas, or ‘posture’ (e.g., kapāla-āsana) and several additional ones.
The name kapālāsana is not found in Iyengar but kapālāsana means headstand. It is called śīrṣāsana in Iyengar. See narakāsana for further notes regarding this āsana. This āsana is considered to be almost the centre of pre-modem yoga representing the reversal of the body, the reversal of the body processes through the inversion. śirāsana is referred to in the Mallapurāṇa list.
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: Kapala, Asana.
Full-text: Narakasana.
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