Svastikasana (Prosperous Pose)
Svastika is sitting at ease with the body erect. Spread the legs forward. Fold the left leg and place the foot near the right thigh muscles.
Svastikasana
Prosperous or Auspicious Posture
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They are Padmasana, Siddhasana, Svastikasana and Sukhasana. You must be able to sit in any one of these four Asanas at a stretch for full three hours without shaking the body. Then only you will get Asana-Jaya, mastery over the Asana.
Svastikasana: Easy posture (simple cross legged sitting posture)
Virasana: Hero posture (kneeling)
Baddha Padmasana: Bound lotus
Gomukasana: Cow face posture
Balancing asanas
Tolasana: Scale posture (lifting up in lotus)
Bakasana: Crow posture ...
Svastikasana (Prosperous Pose)
4. Sukhasana
5. Sirshasana (Topsy Turvy Pose)
6. Sarvangasana (All-Members Pose)
7. Matsyasana (Fish Posture)
8. Paschimottanasana
9. Mayurasana (Peacock Pose)
10. Ardha Matsyendrasana
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"[7] These 32 are: siddhasana, padmasana, bhadrasana, muktasana, vajrasana, svastikasana, simhasana, gomukhasana, virasana, dhanurasana, mritasana, guptasana, matsyasana, matsyendrasana, gorakshana, paschimottanasana, utkatasana, sankatasana, ...
When we sit in this posture, the position of legs resemble the Svastika, hence it is called Svastikasana. It's a very simple and easy sitting position with a straight back. This is taken amongst meditative postures.
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