Text 39] Lord Brahma Satisfies Lord Siva 193

TEXT 38
Sat ahaa aed vast a aah |
TE Tarssqmrerardtd aHGT 12cII

krtvorau daksine savyam
pada-padmam ca januni
bahum prakosthe *ksa-malam
asinam tarka-mudraya
krtva—having placed; urau—thigh; daksine—at the right; savyam—the
left; pada-padmam-—lotus feet; ca—and; januni—on his knee; bahum—hand;
prakosthe—in the end of the right hand; aksa-malam—Rudraksa beads;
asinam—sitting; tarka-mudraya—with the mudra of argument.

TRANSLATION

His left leg was placed on his right thigh, and his left hand was placed
on his left thigh. In his right hand he held rudraksa beads. This sitting
posture is called virasana. He sat in the virasana posture, and his finger
was in the mode of argument.

PURPORT

The sitting posture described herein is called virdsana according to the
system of astanga-yoga performances. In the performance of yoga there
are eight divisions, such as yama and niyama—controlling, following the
rules and regulations, then practicing the sitting postures, etc. Besides
virdsana there are other sitting postures, such as padmdsana and
siddhasana. Practice of these asanas without elevating oneself to the
position of realizing the Supersoul, Visnu, is not the perfectional stage of
yoga. Lord Siva is called yogisvara, the master of all yogis, and Krsna is also
called yogesvara. Yogisvara indicates that no one can surpass the yoga
practice of Lord Siva, and yogesvara indicates that no one can surpass the
yogic perfection of Krsna. Another significant word is tarka-mudra. This
indicates that the fingers are opened and the second finger is raised, along
with the arm, to impress the audience with some subject matter. This is
actually a symbolic representation.

TEXT 39
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