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Satan's Asana's

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I was curious if anyone knows if Gheranda Samhita (17th Century) was telling the truth when he said that Satan (Lord Shiva) taught 8,400,000 asana's.  Because that's how many species were in existence.
According to the 10-11th century CE text called the Goraksha Samhita, Satan grouped together species into groups of 100,000 and formulated 84 asana's.  84 are preeminent (surpassing all others), and "32 are useful in the world of mortals." 
These 32 are: siddhasana, padmasana, bhadrasana, muktasana, vajrasana, svastikasana, simhasana, gomukhasana, virasana, dhanurasana, mritasana, guptasana, matsyasana, matsyendrasana, gorakshana, paschimottanasana, utkatasana, sankatasana, mayurasana, kukkutasana, kurmasana, uttanakurmakasana, uttanamandukasana, vrikshasana, mandukasana, garudasana, vrishasana, shalabhasana, makarasana, ushtrasana, bhujangasana, and yogasana.
 

Al Jilwah: Chapter IV

"It is my desire that all my followers unite in a bond of unity, lest those who are without prevail against them." - Shaitan

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