In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Khagāsana (खगासन) is one of the eighty-four āsanas (postures) taught by Śiva, according to the Haṭharatnāvalī 3.7-20. 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 khagāsana translates to khaga (bird) and āsana (posture).

The 17th-century Haṭharatnāvalī is a Sanskrit reference book dealing with these āsanas (e.g., khagāsana) which form a major constituent of the haṭhayoga practice. It was written by Śrīnivāsa.

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khagāsana (खगासन).—m.

(-naḥ) 1. The eastern mountain over which the sun rises. 2. A name of Vishnu. E. khaga a bird or the sun, and āsana seat or place of abiding.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Khagāsana (खगासन):—[=kha-gāsana] [from kha-ga > kha] m. ‘seat of the sun’, Name of the mountain Udaya (the eastern mountain on which the sun rises), [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

2) [v.s. ...] ‘sitting on a bird (id est. on the Garuḍa)’, Viṣṇu, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Khagāsana (खगासन):—[khagā+sana] (naḥ) 1. m. Eastern mountain where the sun rises; Vishnu.

[Sanskrit to German]

Khagasana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Partial matches: Gasana, Kha, Asana, Khaga.

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