Halasana — Plough Posture

 The word Halasana consists of two Sanskrit words, Hala and Asana. Hala means “Plough” and Asana means “posture”. It is called Halasana as the body takes the posture of plough in this posture.

Symbolically, we see a plough is used by a farmer to prepare the earth for sowing new crops or plants, to give new life to a barren land/field. Similarly, regular practice of Halasana also provides new energy, life or helps in rejuvenating the entire body. Here, the body symbolizes the barren land and the plant can be symbolized our new life.


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Mythology

There are various stories associated with Halasana. One of the most popular stories is of King Janaka of Ramayana, who was a Karma Yogi. He cared a lot for his subjects. The King and his wife wanted to have a child and they tried pleasing various Gods but all went in vain. He started ignoring his subjects due to which drought in his Kingdom. Being felt guilty, he himself went to plough the fields. While ploughing the fields, he found a beautiful child which he named Sita. This story is representative of the power of the plough as a tool for revealing hidden treasures.

Further, there are various other stories of Balaram from Mahabharata, who was also called Haladhara, who used his plough to drag their city of Hastinapur towards the sea, frightening all with his might, which is an example of how plough can be the cause of destruction.

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