Parvat means a mountain. This aasan is also known as Viyogasana, because it involves a special technique of Yoga. Only healthy persons should practise this aasana.

Technique:
Sit in Padmasana with legs crossed. Join the palms of the hands. Stretch the arms vertically up over the head.

Advantages:
1) As both the arms are kept vertically up in this aasana, the Pran is sublimated.
2)If Suryabheda Pranayama is practised for fifteen minutes before performing this Parvatasana, the lungs, the abdomen and the spine become strong and healthy.
3)This aasana gives sufficient exercise to the muscles of the arms