Sirshasana

(THE TOPSY-TURVY POSE)

This is called Sirshasana as you have to stand on the head. It is considered to be the king of

all Asanas.

 

Spread a fourfold blanket. Squat on the ground and prepare a finger-lock by knitting the

fingers of both the hands together. Make a convenient angle with the forearms. Let the finger-lock

serve the purpose of a vertex. Keep the top of the head on the vertex. Slowly raise the lower part of

the trunk, and then the legs. Now the whole body will stand at right angle with the ground. Remain

in this pose for 5 seconds in the beginning and slowly increase the time to half an hour. Let the

breathing be normal throughout. Bring the legs again slowly down without making any sudden jerk.

Relax the body. This is important.

 

Sirshasana is a panacea for all human ills. It is extremely useful in keeping up

Brahmacharya because the seminal energy is transmuted into Ojas-Sakti and stored up in the brain.

This is sex-sublimation. Persons suffering from diseases of the eye, nose, head, throat, stomach,

genito-urinary system, liver, spleen, lungs, renal colic, deafness, piles, asthma, consumption,

pyorrhoea, constipation, and many other troubles will find great relief by its practice. Grey hairs

and wrinkles will disappear. It augments the digestive fire and increases appetite. Ladies also can

do this Asana. Sterility vanishes. Many uterine and ovarine diseases are cured. Indeed Sirshasana is

a blessing and a gift to humanity. During the practice of this Asana the brain draws plenty of blood

and energy. Memory increases wonderfully. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, the PrimeMinister of India, was

an ardent votary of Sirshasana. He managed to practice this pose daily somehow or other.