Muktāsana — the liberated posture. Mukti means freedom, liberation, release. The liberation is in the very name.

The instruction is clear: one heel presses the perineum (below the testicles), while the other foot rests on the opposite thigh. It is less symmetrical than the lotus but equally stable for meditation.

The “those versed in it” suggests this was a posture known in specific circles of the tradition. Gheraṇḍa includes it as a valid alternative for those who find Siddhāsana too intense or Padmāsana inaccessible.