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Bharadvajasana

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Bharadvajasana (IPA: [bʱɐrɐd̪ʋɑːɟɑːsɐnɐ]; Sanskrit: भरद्वाजासन; IAST: Bharadvājāsana) is an asana.


== Etymology ==

The asana dedicated to sage Bharadvaja who was one of the Saptarshis (Seven Great Sages Rishi) in the present Manvantara; the others being Atri, Vashishtha, Vishvamitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Kashyapa. Bharadvāja was also the father of Drona who was a master of advanced military arts and the royal guru to Kauravas, Pandavas and the Devastras., the princes who fought the great war which is the subject of the Mahābhārata.



== Benefits ==

*Stretches:
**Spine,
**Shoulders and
**Hips.
*Massages the abdominal organs.
*Improves digestion.
*Relieves:
**Lumbago,
**Cervicalgia, and
**Sciatica.
*Reduces stress.
*Useful for strengthening the lower back during second trimester of pregnancy.
*Therapeutic for carpal tunnel syndrome

[[Category:Yoga]]

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