The Sanskrit term Vṛścikāsana can be transliterated into English as Vrscikasana or Vrishcikasana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Vrishchikasana.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

Source: Wisdom Library: Yoga

Vṛścikāsana (वृश्चिकासन) 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 vṛścikāsana translates to vṛścika (scorpion ) and āsana (posture).

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

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

Vṛścikāsana (ವೃಶ್ಚಿಕಾಸನ):—[noun] a yogic posutre of standing on the palms or palms and forearms, with the legs bent as to make the feet rest on the head.

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: Vrishcika, Asana.

Full-text: Viparitanrityasana, Cakrasana.

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