Utthita Trivikrimasana
उत्थित त्रिविकृमासन
Utthita Trivikṛmāsana
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utthita (उत्थित, utthita) = raised, high, lifted
Trivikrama (त्रिविक्रम, Trivikrama) = Literally: 3 steps; name of 5. Avatar (अवतर्, Avatar) of
Vishnu (विष्नु, Viṣnu). In a time when a demon ruled over earth, as gnome he stepped in front of him and asked land from him. The demon laughed and granted him as much land as he could encircle with 3 steps. Trivikram used one step for the whole physiscal world, the second for the world consisting of subtle matter, and with the third he thumped the demon into the unterground.
Asana (आसन, Āsana) = Posture, seat
Utthita Trivikrimasana (उत्थित त्रिविकृमासन, Utthita Trivikṛmāsana) = Position of Trivikrama while standing
| Vinyāsa | breath | Dṛṣṭi | explanation of movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IN | lift right leg forward and grab with hands | |
| (EX) | pull right leg close to body | ||
| 5BR | nāsāgre | Utthita Trivikrimasana (उत्थित त्रिविकृमासन, Utthita Trivikṛmāsana) | |
| 2 | IN | extend arms again | |
| (EX) | nāsāgre | place right foot down again in Samasthitih (समस्थितिः, Samasthitiḥ) | |
| 3 | IN | lift left leg forward and grab with hands | |
| (EX) | pull left leg close to body | ||
| 5BR | nāsāgre | Utthita Trivikrimasana (उत्थित त्रिविकृमासन, Utthita Trivikṛmāsana) | |
| - | IN | extend arms again | |
| (EX) | nāsāgre | place left foot down again 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
- Dṛṣṭi: nāsāgre = to the nose; añguṣṭhamadhye = to the middle of the thumb; bhrūmadhye = in the middle of the eye brows; nābicakre = to the navel; ūrdhvadṛṣṭi = upwards; hastāgre = to the tip of the hand; pādayoragre = to the tip of the foot; pārśvadṛṣṭi = sidewards
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