Mṛtāsana — the corpse posture. Today we know it as Śavāsana, the corpse’s rest. But Gheraṇḍa emphasizes something deeper than simple relaxation.

“Remaining like a corpse… one meditates: ‘I am dead.’” This is not morbidity but an advanced technique of vairāgya — non-attachment. By simulating death, the practitioner experiences the absence of ego.

The dead body has no ambitions, no fears, no to-do list. By adopting its complete stillness, we access a peace impossible to reach under any other condition. It is the ultimate preparation for mahāsamādhi.