We humbly dedicate this Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Yogasana Tribute to the Nation on its 75th year of independence offered by the CYTER Team of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, India to each and every one of the great freedom fighters of our beloved Nation who contributed their mite during the freedom struggle. We owe the freedom we savour today to their timeless sacrifices. We will forever remain indebted to all of them. Jai Hind !

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3. Dedication
We humbly dedicate this
Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav Yogasana Tribute
offered by the CYTER Team of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry, India to
each and every one of the great freedom fighters of our beloved Nation who
contributed their mite during the freedom struggle.
We owe the freedom we savour today to their timeless sacrifices.
We will forever remain indebted to all of them.
Jai Hind !
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4. S.No. Contents Page No.
1. Message from Chancellor 2
2. Message from Vice Chancellor 2
3. Dedication 3
3. Content 4-6
4. Samasthiti Asana 7
5. Vrikshasana I 8
6. Vrikshasana II 9
7. Talasana 10
8. Ardha Katichakrasana 11
9. Trikonasana 12
10. Parivritta Trikonasana 13
11. Parsvakonasana 14
12. Ardha Chandrasana 15
13. Rajtrikonasana 16
14. Anjaneyasana 17
15. Prasarita Padottanasana 18
16. Rathacharyasana 19
17. Hastapadasana 20
18. Anandatandavasana 21
19. Natrajasana 22
20. Garudasana 23
21. Ardha Utkatasana 24
22. Meruasana 25
23. Ekapada Meruasana 26
24. Pada Hastasana 27
25. Padmasana 28
26. Dolasana 29
27. Garba Pindasana 30
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28. Yoga Mudra 31
29. Badhakonasana 32
30. Parivritta Baddhakonasana 33
31. Sarvasana 34
32. EKa Pada Sirasasana 35
33. Paschimotanasana 36
34. Prathipa Halasana 37
35. Vakrasana 38
36. Navasana 39
37. Chakrasana 40
38. Ardha Purvottanasana 41
39. Brahmacharyasana 42
40. Vajrasana 43
41. Veera Vajrasana 44
42. Supta Vajrasana 45
43. Ekapadasupta Virasana 46
44. Gomukasana 47
45. Bharadwajasana 48
46. Sapurna Ushtrasana 49
47. Ushtrasana 50
48. Ekapada Rajakapotasana I 51
49. Eka Pada Rajkapotasana 52
50. Eka Pada Janusirasana 53
51. Sharabasana 54
52. Parivrittasana 55
53. Ashtanga Bhumisparshasana 56
54. Bhujangasana 57
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55. Ardha Shalabhasana 58
56. Salamba Ardhashalabhasana 59
57. Eka Pada Dhanurasana 60
58. Dhanurasana 61
59. Bhakasana 62
60. Padma Mayurasana 63
61. Mayurasana 64
62. Anantasana I 65
63. Vashisthasana 66
64. Kapalasana 67
65. Sirasasana 68
66. Padma Sirasasana 69
67. Eka Pada Uttanasana 70
68. Dwi Pada Uttanasana 71
69. Eka pada Janusirasa Sarvangasana 72
70. Dwi Pada Janusirasa Sarvangasana 73
71. Padmasarvangasana I 74
72. Halasana I 75
73. Halasana 76
74. Setubandha Sarvangasana 77
75. Uttanapadasana I 78
76. Matsyasana 79
77. Sarala Matysasana 80
78. Shavasana 81
79. Credits 82
80. Appreciation from the International
Community
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7. Samasthiti Asana
“yogaścittavṛttinirodhaḥ”
~ P.Y.S. I-2
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8. Vrikshasana I
“sthira-sukham āsanam”
~ P.Y.S. II-46
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9. Vrikshasana II
“prayatna-śaithilyānanta- samāpattibhyām”
~ P.Y.S II-47
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10. Talasana
“samatvaṃ yoga ucyate”
~ B.G. II-48
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11. Ardha Katichakrasana
“yoginam sukham uttamam”
~BG.VI.27
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12. Trikonasana
“duḥkha-sanyoga-viyogaṁ yoga”
~ BG VI.23
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13. Parivritta Trikonasana
“chittam niruddhaṁ yoga-sevayā”
~BG VI.20
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14. Parsvakonasana
“yogī vigata-kalmaṣhaḥ ”
~BG VI.28
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15. Ardha Chandrasana
“yogī yuñjīta satatam ātmānaṁ
rahasi sthitaḥ” ~ BG VI.10
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16. Rajtrikonasana
“yogi niyata-manasah”
~ BG VI.15
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17. Anjaneyasana
“tapaḥ svādhyāyeśvarapraṇidhānāni
kriyā-yogaḥ” ~ PYS II.1
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18. Prasarita Padottanasana
“vivekakhyātiraviplavā hānopāyaḥ”
~ P.Y.S. II-26
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19. Rathacharyasana
“tato dvaṁdvānabhighātaḥ”
~ P.Y.S. II-48
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20. Hastapadasana
“tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ”
~ PYS I-27
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21. Anandatandavasana
“atha yogānuśāsanam”
~PYS I-1
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22. Natrajasana
“abhyāsa-vairāgyābhyāṁ tan-nirodhaḥ”
~ PYS I-12
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23. Garudasana
“śraddhā-vīrya-smr̥ti-samādhi-
prajñā-pūrvaka itareṣām” ~PYS I.20
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24. Ardha Utkatasana
“tīvra-saṁvegānām āsannaḥ”
~ PYS I-21
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25. Meruasana
“īśvara-praṇidhānād vā”
~ PYS I-23
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26. Ekapada Meruasana
“kleśa-karma-vipākāśayair aparāmr̥ṣṭaḥ
puruṣa-viśeṣa īśvaraḥ” ~ PYS I-24
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27. Pada Hastasana
“pracchardana-vidhāraṇābhyāṁ
vā prāṇasya” ~ PYS I-34
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28. Padmasana
“viśokā vā jyotiṣmatī”
~ PYS I-36
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29. Dolasana
“yathābhimata-dhyānād vā”
~ PYS I-39
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30. Garba Pindasana
“smr̥ti-pariśuddhau svarūpa- śūnyameva
arthamātra-nirbhāsā nirvitarkā”
~ PYS I.43
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31. Yoga Mudra
“nirvicāra-vaiśāradye 'dhyātma-prasādaḥ”
~ PYS I-49
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32. Badhakonasana
“r̥taṁ bharā tatra prajñā”
~ PYS I-48
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33. Parivritta
Baddhakonasana
“yogo dusprapa iti me matih”
~BG VI-36
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34. Sarvasana
“heyaṁ duḥkham anāgatam”
~PYS II-16
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35. EKa Pada Sirasasana
“draṣṭr̥-dr̥śyayoḥ saṁyogo heya-hetuḥ”
~PYS II-17
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36. Paschimottanasana
“taj-jayāt prajñālokaḥ”
~ PYS III-5
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37. Prathipa Halasana
“draṣṭā dr̥śi-mātraḥ śuddho 'pi
pratyayānupaśyaḥ” ~PYS II-20
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38. Vakrasana
“yogāṅgānuṣṭhānād aśuddhi-kṣaye jñāna-
dīptir ā-viveka-khyāteḥ ” ~PYS II-28
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39. Navasana
“yama-niyamāsana-prāṇāyāma pratyahara
-dhāraṇā-dhyāna- samādhayo
'ṣṭāv aṅgāni” ~PYS II-29
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40. Chakrasana
“avidyāsmitā-rāga-dveṣābhiniveśāḥ
kleśāḥ” ~PYS II-3
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41. Ardha Purvottanasana
“tad-abhāvāt saṁyogābhāvo hānaṁ tad-
dr̥śeḥ kaivalyam” ~PYS II-25
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42. Brahmacharyasana
“ahiṁsā-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ tat-saṁnidhau
vaira-tyāgaḥ” ~PYS II-35
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43. Vajrasana
“satya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ kriyā-
phalāśrayatvam” ~PYS II-36
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44. Veera Vajrasana
“asteya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ sarva-
ratnopasthānam” ~PYS II-37
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45. Supta Vajrasana
“brahmacarya-pratiṣṭhāyāṁ vīrya-
lābhaḥ” ~PYS II-38
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46. Ekapadasupta Virasana
“aparigraha-sthairye janma-kathaṁtā-
saṁbodhaḥ” ~PYS II-39
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47. Gomukhasana
“śaucāt svāṅga-jugupsā parair
asaṁsargaḥ” ~PYS II-40
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48. Bharadwajasana
“sattva-śuddhi-saumanasyaikāgryendriya-
jayātma-darśana-yogyatvāni ca”
~PYS II-41
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49. Sapurna Ushtrasana
“śauca-saṁtoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāyeśvara
-praṇidhānāni niyamāḥ” ~PYS II-32
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50. Ushtrasana
“samādhi-bhāvanārthaḥ kleśa-
tanūkaraṇārthaś ca” ~PYS II-2
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51. Ekapada
Rajakapotasana I
“cale vāte calaṁ cittaṁ niścale
niścalaṁ bhavet” ~HYP II-2
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52. Eka Pada
Rajkapotasana
“kuryāt tad āsanaṁ sthairyam ārogyaṁ
cāṅga-lāghavam” ~HYP II-17
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53. Eka Pada Janusirasana
“prajñānam brahma”
~Aitareya Upanishad 3.1.3
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54. Sharabasana
“aham brahmāsmi”
~ Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.4.10
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55. Urdhvamukha Pasasana
“tat tvam asi”
~ Chandogya Upanishad 6.8.7
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56. Ashtanga
Bhumisparshasana
“ayam ātmā brahma”
~ Mandukya Upanishad 1.2
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57. Bhujangasana
“sarīramādyaṃ khalu dharmasādhanam”
~ Kalidas' kumarasambhavam 5.33
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58. Ardha Shalabhasana
“pavano līyate yatra manastatra vilīyate”
~ HYP IV-23
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59. Salamba
Ardhashalabhasana
“pratyayasya para-citta-jñānam”
~ PYS III-19
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60. Eka Pada Dhanurasana
“bhuvana-jñānaṁ sūrye saṁyamāt”
~ PYS III-26
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61. Dhanurasana
“kaṇṭha-kūpe kṣut-pipāsā-nivr̥ttiḥ”
~ PYS III-30
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62. Bhakasana
“prātibhād vā sarvam”
~ PYS III-33/34
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63. Padma Mayurasana
“hr̥daye citta-saṁvit”
~ PYS III-34/35
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64. Mayurasana
“samāna-jayāj jvalanam”
~ PYS III- 40/41
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65. Dridasana
“manaḥ praśamanaṃ upayaḥ yogaḥ”
~ Yoga Vashishta 3-9-32
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66. Vashisthasana
“tataḥ punaḥ śāntoditau tulya-pratyayau
cittasyaikāgratā-pariṇāmaḥ” ~ PYS III-12
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67. Kapalasana
“udāna-jayāj-jala-paṅka-kaṇṭakādiṣv
asaṅga utkrāntiś ca” ~ PYS III-49
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68. Sirasasana
“ tām yogamiti manyante sthirām-indriya
-dhāraņām” ~ Kathopanişad-2.3.10,11
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69. Padma Sirasasana
“ samapraptam na calayet”
~Mandukya karika 3.44
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70. Eka Pada Uttanasana
“yogaḥ karmasu kauśhalam”
~ BG II-50
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71. Dwi Pada Uttanasana
“yogaḥ tattva dharśana upāyaḥ”
~ Acārya Śaṅkara
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72. Eka Pada
Janusirasa Sarvangasana
“tataḥ kṣīyate prakāśāvaraṇam”
~ PYS II-52
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73. Dwi Pada
Janusirasa Sarvangasana
“dhāraṇāsu ca yogyatā manasaḥ”
~ PYS II-53
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74. Padmasarvangasana
“svaviṣayāsaṁprayoge cittasya
svarūpānukāra ivendriyāṇāṁ
pratyāhāraḥ” ~ PYS II-54
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75. Halasana I
“tataḥ paramā vaśyatendriyāṇām”
~ PYS II-55
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76. Halasana
“tataḥ paramā vaśyatendriyāṇām”
~ PYS II-55
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77. Setubandha
Sarvangasana
“samaḿ kāya-śiro-grīvaḿ”
~BG VI-13
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78. Uttanapadasana 1
“ Yujyate anena iti yogaḥ”
~Rigveda
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79. Matsyasana
“ deśa-bandhaś-cittasya dhāraṇā”
~PYS III-1
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80. Sarala Matsyasana
“tatra pratyayaikatānatā dhyānam”
~PYS III-2
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81. Shavasana
“ekam sat viprā bahudhā vadanti”
~RigVeda 1:164:46
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82. Credits
Prof Subhash Chandra Parija, Vice Chancellor, SBV
Prof AR Srinivasan, Registrar, SBV
Dr Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani, Director, CYTER
Dr Meena Ramanathan, Deputy Director, CYTER
Mr Dayanidy G, Assistant Professor, CYTER
Mr Danushapnadeesh P, Yoga Instructor, CYTER
Ms Sarulatha G, Yoga Instructor, CYTER
Dr Balaji R, Research Scholar, CYTER
Ms Garima Setia, Research Scholar, CYTER
Mr Sushant Singh, Research Scholar, CYTER
Dr Rajalakshmi B, Research Scholar, CYTER
Mr Artchudane S, Research Scholar, CYTER
Ms Priya Philip, Research Scholar, CYTER
Mr Chaitanya Sharma, Research Scholar, CYTER
Ms Sowjanya B, Research Scholar, CYTER
Ms Sumathi Singh, Research Scholar, CYTER
Ms Pinki Mazumdar, PGDYT, CYTER
Mr Velmurugan, Photographer, MGMCRI
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