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BHADRA
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Auspicious, Happy
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Baddha konasana
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Compare GS; alternate name:
Goraksha
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DHANU
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Bow
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Akarna dhanu
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Compare GS
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GOMUKHA
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Cow Face
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Similar, but no mention of the
arms and hands
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KUKKUTA
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Cock
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Same
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For variations, see HRA
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KURMA
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Tortoise
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Like Vajra (see GS), but feet
everted (i.e., toes turned out)
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MATSYENDRA
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Lord of Fish
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Ardha matsyendrasana I
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Compare GS
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MAYURA
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Peacock
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Same
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For variations, see HRA
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PADMA ▼●
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Lotus
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Baddha padma
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Compare GS
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PASHCHIMOTTANA
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Intense-Stretch-of-the-
West (i.e. the back of
the body)
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Same
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SIDDHA ▲●
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Accomplished, Perfect
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Same
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The “best” of all asanas
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SIMHA ▼●
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Lion
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Similar, but no mention of the
characteristic “roar” exhale
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SVASTIKA
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Fortunate, Prosperous
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Like Siddha
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Place the soles inside the thighs and
knees. Sit up straight
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UTTANA KURMA
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Extended Tortoise
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Similar to Garbha Pinda, but
performed on back
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Compare GS; alternate name Uttana
kukkuta
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VIRA
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Hero
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None
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Compare GS; alternate name Ardha
(Half) One leg in Manduka (see GS),
the other in Ardha Padma
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SHAVA
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Corpse
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Same
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