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Step 1: Makarāsana (Posture)

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप पम्ग Gheranda Samhita GhS 2.40

अध्त् ृेूेहदचन निव्च भनमौ च प्दौ च पस्च्म्गौ कसरश वरत् करदणचुये देि्न्क्रन मकर्सिन ूूष॥३९ adhyāsyaḥ śete hṛdayaṃ nidhāya bhūmau ca pādau ca prasāryamāṇau siraśca dhṛtvā karadaṇḍayugme dehāgnikāraṃ makarāsanaṃ tat ॥ 39 Akashic Revelation

Having held the head with the two arms, one lies down on the ground facing downwards, chest touching the ground, two legs spread apart. This posture is called the Makarasana

  • the Crocodile posture the increaser of bodily heat.

Step 1: Posture – Makarāsana

Technique

  • 1. Lie on the ground facing downwards with the chest resting on the ground.
  • 2. Spread the legs wide apart
  • 3. Catch hold of your heads with the two arms