Alternative spellings of this word include Kraunchasana.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Krauñcāsana (क्रौञ्चासन) 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 krauñcāsana translates to krauñca (crane) and āsana (posture).

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

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

Krauñcāsana (क्रौञ्चासन) is a type of standing posture (āsana), according to verse 67 of the Śrītattvanidhi.—Accordingly, “Open the closed fists between the thighs and knees and take hold of a rope with them. Hold a weight in the teeth and ascend the rope. This is krauñcāsana, the crane”.

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

This name is found in Iyengar but a different āsana is illustrated then.

Source: Scribd: Roots of Yoga

Krauñcāsana (क्रौञ्चासन) is the name of an āsana (posture) described in the Haṭhābhyāsapaddhati (103).—Accordingly, “Pass each fist between a thigh and knee, and hold a rope in either hand. Carry a weight with the teeth and climb up. This is the crane pose (krauñcāsana)”.

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., krauñca-āsana) usually based on animal movement.

context information

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).

In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

Source: archive.org: Trisastisalakapurusacaritra

Krauñcāsana (क्रौञ्चासन) or simply Krauñca is the name of a posture (āsana), according to chapter 2.1 [ajitanātha-caritra] of Hemacandra’s 11th century Triṣaṣṭiśalākāpuruṣacaritra: an ancient Sanskrit epic poem narrating the history and legends of sixty-three illustrious persons in Jainism.

Accordingly, “the elephant of kings (i.e., Vimalavāhana) dismounted from the elephant’s shoulder and entered the garden, like a lion a mountain-cave. [...] He saw monks there, too, some in the [viz., krauñcāsana-posture, ...] some engaged in kāyotsarga, and some in ukṣa-posture, indifferent to the body, who had carried out their vows in the midst of numerous attacks, like soldiers in battles, victorious over internal enemies, enduring trials, powerful from penance and meditation [...] The King, with devotion sprouted in the guise of horripilation, as it were, approached Ācārya Arindama and paid homage to him”.

context information

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Krauṃcāsana (ಕ್ರೌಂಚಾಸನ):—[noun] a particular yogic posture, resembling a standing heron.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Kraunca, Asana.

Full-text: Kraunca.

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