Haṭha Pradīpikā 1.50–54: Siṃhāsana and Bhadrāsana

Bhadrāsana begins in a similar way: place the ankles beside the perineum, below the scrotum. Hold the feet firmly at the sides with the hands and keep the body very still.

Bhadrāsana is regarded as a remedy for diseases and poisons. In the Siddha tradition, it is also called Gorakṣāsana.

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Place the heels on either side of the seam of the Perineum, keeping the left heel on the left side and the right one on the right side, hold the feet firmly joined to one another with both the hands. This Bhadrâsana is the destroyer of all the diseases.

Place the ankles upon the sides of the Sivni (the part between the anus and the scrotum), the right upon the right and the left upon the left side.

Then bind the thighs with your hands wound round them. This is Bhadrasana and destroys all ills.

Man lege die Fussknöchel unter das scrotum an die beiden Seiten des fraenum praeputii, den linken Fussknöchel an die linke Seite, den rechten an die rechte,

und die Füsse, die an den Seiten ruhen, fasse man fest und unbeweglich mit den Händen; dies ist das Bhadrasana, das alle Krankheiten vernichtet.

Vollendete Yogin nennen dies auch Gorakshasana. Wenn der ausgezeichnete Yogin es dahin gebracht hat, dass er ohne Ermüdung in diesen Stellungen verweilen kann, so übe er die Athmungsübungen, wie Mudrâ etc., welche die Adern reinigen (über Mudra s. III. 10 ff.).