Talk:Shirshasana

Propose that the article be moved to the seemingly more common name Sirsasana, and that various Sanskrit interpret spellings Shirsasana, Sirshasana, Shirshasana, Shirshasan.. be used as redirects. Anyone have strong feelings and good reason why not?

This is in actuality a Proposed move, not yet a Requested move, and will not be added to WP:RM until a consensus is clear. Murgh^disc. 11:11, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Discussion Moved to Talk:Yoga#Requested move - Please add comments there and not here —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davin7 (talk • contribs) 17:23, 24 September 2007 (UTC)

Hi @Chiswick Chap, I didn't fully understand the reasoning you gave in your edit summaries for reverting my edit to offer a chronological account of the posture. Could we get on the same page before we continue editing? Swirlymarigold (talk) 16:24, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for discussing. I stated pretty directly that the (historic) names for the pose are less significant than the purpose of the practice, in other words that as far as the history is concerned, that what people thought the were achieving by adopting the bodily position was the key thing. As such, the fact that it was used as a mudra to retain the prana is significant, and certainly deserves to come first. The second paragraph then describes some of the names used for the bodily position, and it makes sense within that paragraph to list the earlier names first. All the best, Chiswick Chap (talk) 17:16, 9 June 2026 (UTC)

Nominator: Chiswick Chap (talk · contribs) 15:41, 4 March 2026 (UTC)

GA review

This review is transcluded from Talk:Shirshasana/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Reviewer: Chilicave (talk · contribs) 02:02, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Happy to review this article:) All comments will be posted below the criteria template.

Many thanks for taking this on. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:25, 17 September 2026 (UTC)

Chilicave (talk · contribs) - did this one get forgotten? Chiswick Chap (talk) 15:35, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Hey @Chiswick Chap,

My sincere apologies. I had some urgent work come up, but now I can get back to reviewing this. Give me a day. Chilicave (talk) 22:12, 28 September 2026 (UTC)

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written. a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, lists, and tables): It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check. a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism): It is broad in its coverage. a (major aspects): b (focused): It follows the neutral point of view policy. Fair representation without bias: It is stable. No edit wars, etc.: It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate. a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions and alt text):
Overall: Pass/Fail:
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Comments

Article is well-written. No concerns

Spot checks

Source 3 - good

Source 4 - is this supposed to link to the Hatha Yoga Pradipika wikipedia page?

• The source is simply to a chapter of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika, which can be found in many places; a link to the Wikipedia article on that text is provided in addition: it lists multiple English translations as well as to the Sanskrit text.

Source 5 - good

Source 9 - good

Source 12 - good

Source 16 - good

Source 20 - do you have a stronger source than yogawiz.com?

• Replaced with a much better Light on Yoga link.

Source 21 - link does not seem to work

• Archived.

Original Research

no signs of original research or plagiarism

NPOV

No issues with neutrality

Images

All images under a free, accepted license and public domain. Suitable captions present.

However, in the table, I cannot access Image 11.

• Replaced the link.

Chilicave (talk · contribs): I responded to your comments. Chiswick Chap (talk) 06:05, 2 October 2026 (UTC)

Thanks for addressing my comments. I have no other concerns about this article! Deserves a pass:)