आसन

asan sthir hokar suvidhapoorvak, ek chit hokar baithane ko kaha jata hai. 'asan' ek sanskrit shabd hai, jisaka arth hai- 'baithane ki mudra' ya 'vah vastu, jis par baitha jae'.

• bharatiy darshan ki yog pranali mean asan matr baithane se hi sanbandhit nahian hai, balki manushy ki koee bhi sthir sharirik mudra, jo vah aichchhik sharirik kriyaoan par dhyan dvara man ko mukt karane ke prayas mean grahan karata hai, asan kahi jati hai. aisi mudraean sharir ko svasth rakhane aur achchhe hone ya svasti ka ehasas dilati haian, isilie inhean adhyatmik pragati mean bhi sahayak mana jata hai.
• kisi vyakti ko samadhi, yani poorn dhyan ki atmavismriti ki sthiti mean le jane vali ath pradisht prakriyaoan mean asan ka tisara sthan hai. ek bar jab vyakti aisi sthir mudra ko banae rakhane mean saksham ho jata hai, jo vah apane dainik jivan mean amataur par nahian kar pata, to ek prakar se vah apane sharir ko 'keandrit' kar leta hai.
• 32 se adhik prakar ke asanoan ki ginati ki gee hai, jinamean se 'padmasan' sabase lokapriy hai, jo apane vibhinn svaroopoan mean buddh, jin aur any santoan ki moortiyoan mean dikhaee deta hai.
• is prakar, bharat ki drishy kalaoan mean 'asan' ka arth 'baithi huee moorti' ya 'devata ki mudra' se hai.
• vyutpattimoolak arth mean asan ka arth 'baithane ka sthan' ya 'baithane ki vastu' ya 'sianhasan' bhi hai.

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