top foot are pushed down into the space between the calf and thigh muscles. The toes of the bottom foot are pulled up into the similar space on the opposite side. The spine is held erect. A small meditation cushion or zafu is sometimes used to help align the back vertically. The same pose for women is sometimes called Siddha Yoni Asana.

Variations

Muktasana, Liberation Pose, is either exactly the same as Siddhasana, as stated in the 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika, or a variant with the feet close in to the perineum but resting on the ground. This variant is sometimes called Ardha Siddhasana (Sanskrit अर्ध ardha, half).

Sukhasana, Easy Pose, has the legs crossed at mid-calf. The pose can be supported by sitting on a cushion.

Usage

Siddhasana and Padmasana (Lotusat which the suction nozzle 312 is brought to a halt include, with an exception, a component receiving station, a small component rectifying station, a big component rectifying station, a component inspecting station, a component mounting station, and a defective component rejecting station. At each of the big and small component rectifying stations, there is disposed a turntable 313, as shown in FIG. 25, where the centering of the electric component relative to the suction nozzle 312 and the adjustment of the angle of the electric component are carried out. More specifically, the turntable 313 has two pairs of rectifying fingers 314 and 315 mounted atop the turntable 313 for movement in a direction towards and away from each other, the direction of movement of the rectifying fingers