Four types of Namaskara in Hinduism

Four   types  of Namaskara in Hinduism

Translated from Tamil

By

P.R.Ramachander

There are  four  types  of Namaskara  in Hinduism viz

Ekanga  Namaskara- Namaskara  with one limb

Trianga  Namskara -Namaskra  with three limbs

Pancha  anga  Namaskara -Namaskara  with five limbs

Sashtanga  nmaskara-Namaskara  with eight limbs

Ashtanga namaskara

 

1.Eka anga  namaskara

 Namaskara  with bent  head

2.Trianga namaskara

 Namaskara  with hands  lifed  over head

3.Panchanga namaskara

Namaskara  with head , two hands  and two  knees  touching on floor. This  is recommended  for ladies whose  chest should never  touch the earth

4.Sashtanga  namaskara

     Head , both hands , chest  , , both knees , both feet