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 *సాష్టాంగ నమస్కారం అంటే ?*

స + అష్ట + అంగ = సాష్టాంగ.

అనగా 8 అంగములతో నమస్కారం చేయడం. అలా నమస్కారం చేసే సమయంలో ఈ శ్లోకం చదవాలి.

శ్లో !! ఉరసా శిరసా దృష్ట్యా మనసా వచసా తథా !

పద్భ్యాం కరాభ్యాం కర్నాభ్యాం ప్రణామం సాష్టాంగ ఉచ్యతే !!

అష్టాంగాలు : ఉరసు అంటే తొడలు, శిరసు అంటే తల, దృష్టి అనగా కళ్ళు, మనసు అనగా హృదయం, వచసు అనగా నోరు, పద్భ్యాం - పాదములు, కరాభ్యాం - చేతులు, కర్నాభ్యాం - చెవులు.

బోర్లా పడుకుని పై శ్లోకం చదువుకుంటూ నమస్కరించి ఆయా అంగములు నేలకు తగిలించాలి.

స్త్రీలు సాష్టాంగ నమస్కారం చేకూడదు అని శాస్త్రం అంటోంది

Sashtang Namaskar :-

* Health Benifits for Sashtang Namaskar Meaning How to

* Why are women not advised to do Sashtang Namaskar ???

* What is Panchanga Namaskar?

Sashtang Namaskar is made of two words-

1.Sashtang

2.Namaskar.

sashtang = Sa + Asht + Ang

Sa means Sahit or Yukt or with

Astam means Eight in Sanskrit

Angam means Parts of the Body in Sanskrit

Namaskaram means Salute in Sanskrit

There are two kinds of namaskaras are in practice one is ordinary namaskara which is performed just slightly bending your back , and saasthanga namaskara means performing full namaskaram where you have fell down fully on the floor from head to leg this kind of namaskaram is performed only few places like temples and in front of spiritual gurus.

“Abhivadana” is generally used to introduce oneself to elders, Guru and monks. In this form, one with the head bowed and the hands crossed, touches the feet and then takes the hands back to touch the left ear lobes with left hand and the right ear lobe with right hand. During this greeting, one introduces himself by saying the name, family lineage, tradition, gotram and the branch of veda he belongs and follows with a sashtanga namaskaram.

This saasthanga namaskarama are only for men , women are not advised to this , its enough for them to do just ordinary namaskara with slightly bent.

Traditionally, women do only “panchanga” namaskaram and not the other two.A “panchanga” namaskaram is where one, generally, a woman kneels down with palms joined together or touching the feet of the revered one in front. A woman does not do sashtanga namaskaram for the following reason. Our rule makers (makers of sastras) while making the rule that namaskara should be by lowering the body prostrate on the ground, eschewing every thought of self importance and finding the lowest level with the ground, they duly thought of the Universal Mother aspect (matrutwam) of Parasakthi (Ambal) which is a distinguishing divine principle in women, and took care not to imply any suggestion of lowering its importance. They ruled that the part of the body which sustains the growth of the foetus during pregnancy and the part that creates within itself the nourishment for the new born and feeds it should not be allowed to come in contact with the ground. If the torso should not touch the ground, then the shoulders have to be excluded so that the namaskara can conveniently performed. Thus, excluding the three angas, in their case it becomes panchanga. This also symbolises the need for women to have a "bending" nature. Bowing down itself means bending and it seems that the namaskara performed by women is real bow down.

Method:

Knees, Chest and Chin is usually done as part of the Sun Salutation vinyasa sequence.

Instructions:

1. From Plank position, drop the knees to the floor.

2. Bring the chest and chin forward and down to the floor, placing the chest right between the hands.

3. Keep the elbows hugging into your sides.

4. The hips should stay high.

Mental Focus:

Concentrate on Manipura or The Abdominal Chakra. Expand the chest strongly and compress the upper back between the shoulder blades.

Benefits:

Increases the flexibility of the spine.

Expands the chest. Develops the leg and arm muscles. Increases flexibility in the neck and shoulders.