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[[File:Baddha Hasta Utthita Stiti Shalabhasana.png|thumb|right|''Baddha Hasta Utthita Stiti Shalabhasana'']]
Baddha Hasta Utthita Stiti Shalabhasana is an Asana. It is translated as Bound Hands Rising Standing Locust Pose from Sanskrit.
The name of this pose comes from "baddha" meaning "bound", "hasta" meaning "hand", "utthita" meaning "extended", "sitit" meaning "standing", "shalabha" meaning "locust", and "asana" meaning "posture" or "seat". This pose is a variation of Salabhasana in a standing position in Tadasana.
== Benefits and Cautions ==
This pose has the following benefits: it opens the front shoulder head and the chest muscles. It promotes spinal flexibility.
