Āsana Series - 1: Glories of Vīrāsana, Glories to Vīrāsana

Etymology:

Āsana (Sanskrit: आसन, "sitting down" from आस् ās "to sit down"), a sitting posture, a meditation seat.

There are several meanings to Asanas as it was integrated into English from 19th century, meaning changes to each scripture like Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga Prathipika and others.

Here in my writings, Āsana means Yogic/ Body Postures used to move Kundalini and Prana thru the subtle body

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December-January, 2022, Chennai, India 

This is my personal tribute to Vīrāsana ! 

It is has given everything to me,

• resolute
• perseverance
• courage
• Austerity (tapas)
• Inner Heroism in the face of danger

Virasana (Sanskrit: वीरासन; IAST: vīrāsana) or Hero Pose.

This is one pose which catalyzed the Breath infusion process.

Glories of Virasana is not an overstatement. This was a long pending article, ever since I hit the trunk Kundalini.

Front Kundalini to Trunk Kundalini, (Dance of Kundalini -1) the catalyzing element for this change is Virasana. No words enough to praise this pose. 

My master Madhva taught me Virasana & Mahavedha, who else is a better teacher to teach it than Madhva himself. 

There are glories to Padmasana, I will cover that in coming posts. But Virasana has even more glory because it introduced me to Padmasana. Without Virasana, I can't even dream of Padmasana.

Padmasana and Virasana work very differently with respect to raising different Kundalinis and it's effect on subtle body. I will cover in coming posts.

Glories of Virasana:

1. Helps in mastering Padmasana
   1. Virasana (helps in hip joints in an unique way to open up) to help Padmasana
2. Pelvic Bowl Cleansing (see pictures below)
   1. Pelvic Bowl is the Apana Reservoir
   2. Virasana cleans Pelvic bowl better than Padmasana
   3. Pelvic Bowl is the first to get polluted every day with black or brown hue color
   4. Cleans the Pelvic Bowl Organs (see picutre below)
3. Mahavedha → Trunk Kundalini, Full Body Kundalini (Hatha Yoga Prathipika (3.6))
   1.  Virasana is more effective than Padmasana to do Mahavedha
4. Trunk Spray/ Reverse Rain Kundalini from the Pelvic bowl is the first sign of Trunk Kundalini
   1. Only Virasana can trigger this (Mahavedha) (Glories to Virasana)
   2. This is the step towards Whole Body Kundalini
5. This is the secret pose that targets lethargy energy in the body
   1. If we know how to use it to remove lethargic energy from subtle body
6. Opens every joint below the hip (see picuter Below)
   1. This is a kneeling pose
   2. Opens following joints:
      1. Corrects the imbalance in the spine
      2. Hip (this type of hip rotation is possible only in Virasana)
      3. Knee (unconventional knee rotation)
      4. Ankle

Joint Opening by Virasana:

Pelvic Bowl Cleansing: 

• Virasana targets the pelvic bowl (shown in pic) like no other pose for sure.
• Pelvis looks like a bowl that's why it is like pelvic bowl is so critical.

Pelvic Bowl Organs Cleansing:

• Accordingly, the organs in pelvic bowl also get cleaned up in subtle body.
• Pelvis organs are different for men and women.

The Great Virasana (Glories to Virasana!):

How beautifully Pelvic Bowl (Golden Color) is targeted in Virasana !