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'''Anantasana''' (Sanskrit: अनन्तासन; IAST: Anantāsana), Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift is an asana. | '''Anantasana''' (Sanskrit: अनन्तासन; IAST: Anantāsana), Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift is an asana. | ||
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== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
The name comes from the Sanskrit words anantā (अनन्त) meaning "without end" or "the infinite one", derived from the name of the thousand-headed serpent Sesa upon which Vishnu rested at the bottom of the primordial ocean, and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat". | The name comes from the Sanskrit words anantā (अनन्त) meaning "without end" or "the infinite one", derived from the name of the thousand-headed serpent Sesa upon which Vishnu rested at the bottom of the primordial ocean, and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat". | ||
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== Benefits == | == Benefits == | ||
Revision as of 15:47, 13 December 2016
Anantasana (Sanskrit: अनन्तासन; IAST: Anantāsana), Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift is an asana.
Etymology
The name comes from the Sanskrit words anantā (अनन्त) meaning "without end" or "the infinite one", derived from the name of the thousand-headed serpent Sesa upon which Vishnu rested at the bottom of the primordial ocean, and Asana (आसन, Āsana) meaning "posture" or "seat".
Benefits
Anantāsana involves balance, pelvis, hip, leg adductor muscle, promote blood circulation in the leg muscles.
