Nata Rajasana [A]
नट राजासन [अ]
Naṭa Rājāsana [A]
Nata (नट, Naṭa) = Dancer
Raja (राज, Rāja) = King, Ruler
Nata Raja (नट राज, Naṭa Rāja) = Name of God Shiva (शिव, Śiva), in his form as
Cosmic Dance. He creates and destroys the Univers.
Asana (आसन, Āsana) = Posture, seat
Nata Rajasana (नट राजासन, Naṭa Rājāsana) = Posture of dancing Shiva
Vinyāsa | breath | Dr̥ṣṭi | explanation of movement |
1 | IN | lift right leg forward and grab with right hand | |
2 | EX | right leg to the side and then to the back | |
(IN) | both hands grab the right foot behind the head | ||
(EX) | pull right foot to head | ||
5BR | nāsāgre | Nata Rajasana [A] (नट राजासन [अ], Naṭa Rājāsana [A]) | |
3 | IN | extend left arm forward | |
5BR | hastāgre | Nata Rajasana [B] (नट राजासन [ब्], Naṭa Rājāsana [B]) | |
4 | EX | nāsāgre | lower right leg, arms at side to |
Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ) | |||
5 | IN | lift left leg forward and grab with left hand | |
6 | EX | left leg to the side and then to the back | |
(IN) | both hands grab the left foot behind the head | ||
(EX) | pull left foot to head | ||
5BR | nāsāgre | Nata Rajasana [A] (नट राजासन [अ], Naṭa Rājāsana [A]) | |
7 | IN | extend left arm forward | |
5BR | hastāgre | Nata Rajasana [B] (नट राजासन [ब्], Naṭa Rājāsana [B]) | |
- | EX | nāsāgre | lower left leg, arms to the side in |
Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ) |
legend for the Vinyāsa table:
- The grey part of the table is performed in Aṣṭāṅga-Yoga practice.
- Yellow marked is the position depicted on the photo.
- Vinyāsa:1 = ekam; 2 = dve; 3 = trīṇi; 4 = catvāri; 5 = pañca; 6 = ṣaṭ; 7 = sapta; 8 = aṣṭau; 9 = nava; 10 = daśa; 11 = ekādaśa; 12 = dvādaśa; 13 = trayodaśa; 14 = caturdaśa; 15 = pañcadaśa; 16 = ṣoḍaśa; 17 = saptadaśa; 18 = aṣṭadaśa; 19 = ekonavimśatiḥ; 20 = vimśatiḥ; 21 = ekāvimśatiḥ; 22 = dvāvimśatiḥ; 23 = trayovimśatiḥ; 24 = caturvimśatiḥ; 25 = pañcavimśatiḥ; 26 = ṣoḍavimśatiḥ; 27 = saptavimśatiḥ; 28 = aṣṭovimśatiḥ
- breath: IN = Inhalation; EX = exhalation; 5BR = five breaths
- Dr̥ṣṭi: nāsāgre = to the nose; añguṣṭhamadhye = to the middle of the thumb; bhrūmadhye = in the middle of the eye brows; nābicakre = to the navel; ūrdhvadr̥ṣṭi = upwards; hastāgre = to the tip of the hand; pādayoragre = to the tip of the foot; pārśvadr̥ṣṭi = sidewards