Mandukasana, Maṇḍūkāsana, Manduka-asana, Mamdukasana: 3 definitions

Introduction
In Hinduism
1. Yoga
Languages
1. Kannada
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Introduction:

Mandukasana 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.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Maṇḍūkāsana (मण्डूकासन) 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 maṇḍūkāsana translates to maṇḍūka (frog) and āsana (posture).

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

Source: archive.org: Gheranda Samhita

Maṇḍukāsana (मण्डुकासन) is one of the thirty-two āsanas (postures) taught in the second chapter of the Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā: “For adopting Maṇḍukāsana the soles are placed under the buttocks, the two big toes touching each other and the knees are kept wide apart”.

Maṇḍukāsana is one of the selected 32 postures amongs 8,400,000 total mentioned by Śiva, according to Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā 2.1-2, “In all, there are as many Āsanas as species of animals. Eighty-four lacs of them are mentioned by Śiva. Out of them, 84 are regarded as important and among these 84, again 32 are good (enough) in this world of mortal beings”.

The 17th-century Gheraṇḍasaṃhitā (mentioning maṇḍuka-āsana) is one of the three classic texts of Haṭha-yoga: a major branch of Yoga, sharing similarities with the Yoga system taught by Patañjali, though claiming its own mythical founder known as Matsyendranātha. This gheraṇḍa-saṃhitā is an encyclopedic Sanskrit treatise describing thirty two such āsanas.

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).

Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Maṃḍūkāsana (ಮಂಡೂಕಾಸನ):—[noun] a yogic posture in which one is lying on one’s chest, bending back the legs at knees, holding the tip of the feet with respective hands, and raising the head to the maximum extent.

context information

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

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