Anantasana (Sanskrit: अनन्तासन; IAST: IAST: Anantāsana), Sleeping Vishnu Pose or Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift is an asana in modern yoga as exercise. == Etymology and origins == The name comes from the Sanskrit words anantā (अनन्त) meaning "without end" or "the infinite one", for the thousand-headed serpent Shesha upon which Vishnu rested at the bottom of the primordial ocean, and āsana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".
Anantasana (Sanskrit: अनन्तासन; IAST: IAST: Anantāsana), Sleeping Vishnu Pose or Vishnu's Couch Pose, Eternal One's Pose, or Side-Reclining Leg Lift is an asana in modern yoga as exercise. == Etymology and origins == The name comes from the Sanskrit words anantā (अनन्त) meaning "without end" or "the infinite one", for the thousand-headed serpent Shesha upon which Vishnu rested at the bottom of the primordial ocean, and āsana (आसन) meaning "posture" or "seat".
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