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title: "\"Four Kinds of Dharanas Explained by Sadashiva \""
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description: "PRAMANA Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण Sastra Pramana Source : Kirana Agama - Yoga Pada (18-19) Original Verse : \"संसिद्धयोगिनो मुख्यं धारणानां चतुष्टयम् ॥ वह्निसौम्यास्मृता बाह्यापराख्या धारणास्तु…"
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# "Four Kinds of Dharanas Explained by Sadashiva "

## PRAMANA

Śāstra Pramāṇa - शास्त्र प्रमाण

Sastra Pramana Source : Kirana Agama - [Yoga](https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Yoga.md) Pada (18-19)

Original Verse : "संसिद्धयोगिनो मुख्यं धारणानां चतुष्टयम् ॥ वह्निसौम्यास्मृता बाह्यापराख्या धारणास्तु ताः \|"

## Transliteration

saṃsiddhaYogino mukhyaṁ dhāraṇānāṁ catuṣṭayam ॥ vahnisaumyāsmṛtā bāhyāparākhyā dhāraṇāstu tāḥ \|

## Translation

There are four kinds of Dhārana to be essentially practiced by an accomplished Yogin. They are: (i) [vahni](https://nithyanandapedia.org/wiki/Vahni.md), (ii) saumya, (iii) amṛtā and (iv) para.

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