Defining Dharana

PRAMANA

Āpta Pramāṇa - आप्त प्रमाण

Apta Pramana Source: Haṭhapradīpikā of Svātmārāma VI.11

Original Verse :"हृदये पञ्चभूतानां धारणा च पृथक् पृथक् ॥

                मनसो निश्चलत्वेन धारणा ह्यभिधियते ॥ ११ ॥ "

Transliteration

"hṛdaye pañcabhūtānāṃ dhāraṇā ca pṛthak pṛthak ll manaso niścalatvena dhāraṇā hyabhidhiyate ll 11 ll"

Translation

Holding the five bhūtas (elements) separately in the heart, while making the mind steady, is know as Dhāraṇā. 11