Carana

Carana

PRAMANA：Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source：Hathatatvakaumudi Ch.9.13

Original Verse：

अनुलोमविधानाभ्यां चारणाङ्गभ्रमो भवेत् |

दशधा चारणा मुख्या जघन्यान्या स्मृता बुधैः ॥ १३ ॥

Transliteration：

anulomavidhānābhyāṃ cāraṇāṅgabhramo bhavet |

daśadhā cāraṇā mukhyā jaghanyānyā smṛtā budhaiḥ ॥ 13 ॥

Translation：

Carana is movement of the limbs which is practiced on both sides.

Chiefly there are ten caranas.

According to the adepts, others are jaghanya (of less importance).