sˌuːsɚɹˌændɹɐsˈɑːnə (hi)sˌʊcɪɾndʰɾˈaːsən(en-us), "ˈaɪ ʌvðə nˈiːdəl", ɔːɹ "θɹˈɛd ðə nˈiːdəl pˈoʊz", ˈɔːlsoʊ kˈɔːld pˈɑːɹsvə bˌælɐsˈɑːnə, hɐz ðə hˈɛd ænd fˈiːt æz ɪn bˌælɐsˈɑːnə, ðə nˈiːz bˈɛnt, ðə hˈɪps ɹˈeɪzd, ænd wˈʌn ʃˈoʊldɚɹ ɔnðə flˈoːɹ, wɪððɪ ˈɑːɹm ˌɔn ðæt sˈaɪd stɹˈɛtʃt ˈaʊt ɪn fɹˈʌnt ʌvðə fˈeɪs æt ɹˈaɪt ˈæŋɡəlz tə ðə bˈɑːdi ɐlˈɔŋ ðə flˈoːɹ.
Sucirandhrasana (सुचिरंध्रासन), "Eye of the Needle", or "Thread the Needle Pose", also called Parsva Balasana, has the head and feet as in Balasana, the knees bent, the hips raised, and one shoulder on the floor, with the arm on that side stretched out in front of the face at right angles to the body along the floor.