Siddhasana
Posture
Siddhasana is next to Padmasana in importance. Some eulogise it as even superior to Padmasana from the point of view of meditation. The Asana is so called because it is capable of giving the practitioner all Siddhis (psychic powers). Moreover it was and is the favourable pose of several Adepts in Yoga (Siddhas).
Procedure
- Spread both the legs and keep them at a distance of 1 to 1.5 feet.
- Place the left heel at the anus, the terminal opening of the alimentary canal or digestive tube.
- Keep the right heel on the root of the generative organ.
- It should be in a way, that the knees and the heels, both lie upon the other.
- The hands must be placed on either sole of the feet. Keep the eyes half closed.
Duration
Start doing this for 5 minutes and slowly increase it to 3 hours .
Benefits
- Practice of this asana helps in concentration and clarity of mind.
- It improves memory, digestion and the faculty of the mind.
- Young aspirants who wish to get themselves established in Brahmacharya should practice this Asana .
- “Through this posture the Yogi, leaving the world, attains the highest end and throughout the world there is no posture more sacred than this. By assuming and contemplating in this posture, the Yogi is freed from sin.” (Siva-Samhita: Ch. III-87).
- Persons suffering from syphilis, spermatorrhoea, piles, diabetes and gonorrhoea be greatly benefited by assuming this pose regularly for some time.
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