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## Chapter 686 of the Harivamsha Purana
**250.** The karma called **Bandhana** arises from the mutual binding of **pudgalas** obtained through the force of **karma-udaya**. It has five types: **Audarika**, **Sharira**, **Bandhana**, etc.
**251.** The karma called **Sanghata** arises from the mutual, poreless union of the regions of the body. It is called **Sanghata** because it never undergoes destruction or disintegration. It has five types: **Audarika**, **Sharira**, **Sanghata**, etc.
**252.** The karma called **Sansthana** arises from the formation of the body's shape. **Sansthana** means "that which makes the shape." It is of six types: **Sama**, **Chaturasra**, **Nyagrodha Parimandala**, **Svati**, **Kubja**, **Vamana**, and **Hundaka**.
**253.** The **Sama Chaturasra Sansthana** is the karma that arises from the formation of a well-proportioned, beautiful body. The **Nyagrodha Parimandala Sansthana** is the karma that arises from a body where the limbs are smaller below the navel and larger above it, like the **Nyagrodha** (Banyan) tree. The **Svati Sansthana** is the karma that arises from a body that is wider below the navel and narrower above it, like the **Svati** (snake). The **Kubja Sansthana** is the karma that arises from a body with a hump. The **Vamana Sansthana** is the karma that arises from a body that is short. The **Hundaka Sansthana** is the karma that arises from a body that is deformed.
**254.** The karma called **Sanhanana** arises from the strong union and binding of the bones. It has six types: **Vajrarṣabha Nāraca Sanhanana**, **Vajra Nāraca Sanhanana**, **Nāraca Sanhanana**, **Ardha Nāraca Sanhanana**, **Kilaka Sanhanana**, and **Asamprapta Sṛpāṭikā Sanhanana**.
**255.** The **Vajrarṣabha Nāraca Sanhanana** is the karma that arises from a body with a covering of **vajra** (diamond), **vajra** nails, and **vajra** bones. The **Vajra Nāraca Sanhanana** is the karma that arises from a body with **vajra** nails and bones, but not a **vajra** covering. The **Nāraca Sanhanana** is the karma that arises from a body with bones and nails, but not made of **vajra**, and the covering is also not made of **vajra**. The **Ardha Nāraca Sanhanana** is the karma that arises from a body with bones that are half-covered with nails. The **Kilaka Sanhanana** is the karma that arises from a body with bones that are interlocked. The **Asamprapta Sṛpāṭikā Sanhanana** is the karma that arises from a body with bones that are not joined by nails, but only by tendons and flesh.
**256.** The karma called **Sparśa** arises from the manifestation of touch in the body. It is of eight types: **Khyaata**, **Karkaśa**, **Mṛdu**, **Guru**, **Laghu**, **Snigdha**, **Rūkṣa**, **Śīta**, and **Uṣṇa**.
**257.** The **Khyaata Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is known. The **Karkaśa Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is rough. The **Mṛdu Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is soft. The **Guru Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is heavy. The **Laghu Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is light. The **Snigdha Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is smooth. The **Rūkṣa Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is rough. The **Śīta Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is cold. The **Uṣṇa Sparśa** is the karma that arises from a body that is hot.