(GhS-II.6) (HP (ms)-II.45-46) (JP 482-483)
Slokha:
Translation :The right ankle should be placed near the left buttock and the left ankle to be placed near the right buttock. This is called Gomukhasana (resembling the cow’s face).
BrYs-III.19-20, SYK -52, SVY-18– all suggest to place right hand vertically over the back from above and left hand placed on the back from below and to hold the fingers of the hands together.
Benefits:
- Known as “Royal Pose”, it stretches the hips, thighs, ankles, chest, shoulders, anterior deltoids, triceps, inner armpits and lats
- Stretches the low back, buttocks and knees
- Relieves back ache, sciatica and rheumatism
- Opening the chest and upper body, increases lung capacity
- Helps with asthma, anxiety and stress
- Calms the mind
- Induces relaxation, relieves tension and worry
- Stimulates the kidneys
- Helps with blood pressure, diabetes and sexual dysfunction
- Overcomes fistuals and piles
- Controls apana vayu through moola bandha (the downwayd flowing energy)