A variation of Mṛtāsana with a specific arm position. This asymmetry has therapeutic purpose: the right arm over the head facilitates breathing on the left side of the body, while the left at the hip anchors.

The variation alternates sides for balance. These asymmetric positions are common in the tantric tradition where specific energy circuits are sought to be activated.

“Very gently” (śanaiḥ śanaiḥ) is the crucial instruction. There is no hurry in Mṛtāsana; each moment is a gradual descent toward perfect stillness. It is the posture where the yogi learns to be without doing.