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Mayūrāsana (Sanskrit:मयूरासन) orPeacock pose^[1] is a hand-balancingasana inhatha yoga and modernyoga as exercise with the body held horizontal over the hands. It is one of the oldest non-seated asanas, described in the 10th century.

The name comes from the Sanskrit wordsmayūra (मयूर) meaning "peacock"^[2] andāsana (आसन) meaning "posture".^[3]

Mayurasana is one of the oldest non-seatedasanas used inhatha yoga; it is first described in the 10th centuryVimānārcanākalpa. TheVāsiṣṭha Saṁhitā 1.76-7 states that it destroys all sins.^[4]

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  Mural depicting aNath yogi in Mayurasana at the Mahamandir temple,Jodhpur, India, c. 1810

In this asana the body is raised like a horizontal stick holding the floor with both palms while the body is supported by the elbows.^[5]

Hamsasana (Swan Pose) is identical to Mayurasana except that the hands are placed with the fingers pointing forwards.^[6]

Padma Mayurasana (Lotus in Peacock Pose) has the legs crossed as inLotus Position.^[7]

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  Padma Mayurasana

• List of asanas
• Planche (exercise)
• Vrischikasana, scorpion pose, with variations including Pincha Mayurasana

• Iyengar, B. K. S. (1979) [1966].Light on Yoga: Yoga Dipika. Unwin Paperbacks.ISBN 978-1855381667.

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