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## First Prostration: Description of the Earth Body [41]
**Ardha-Narach:** A half-narach is where one side has a merktabandha and the other side has a keelika.
**Keelika:** Where the bones are joined by nails.
**Sevarta (Chhedati):** Where the bones are only joined together (without any binding of nails, etc.), this is called sevarta or chhedati sanhanan. Often, in humans and other beings, this type of sanhanan requires oil massage, etc.
Among the six types of sanhanan mentioned above, the final chhedavati or sevarta sanhanan is said to be that of the subtle earth-bodied beings.
Although subtle earth-bodied beings do not have bones in their audarik body, they possess the specific power that would be present if they did have bones. Therefore, their sanhanan is considered to be through treatment.
Subtle earth-bodied beings do have an audarik body, and due to that body, they possess a specific subtle power.
**4. Sansthanadwar:** Sansthan means form. There are six types of sansthan:
1. **Samachaturasrasansthan:** When sitting cross-legged, the body has four equal angles. The distance between both knees, both shoulders is equal. The distance between the left knee and right shoulder, left shoulder and right knee is equal. The distance from the seat to the skull is equal. This body form is called samachaturasrasansthan.
Alternatively, according to the science of Samudrika Shastra, a body with all its parts in proper proportion is called samachaturasra.
2. **Nyagrodhaparimandalsansthan:** Nyagrodha means banyan tree. A body where the upper part from the navel is full and the lower part is deficient is called nyagrodhaparimandalsansthan.
3. **Sadisansthan:** Here, sadi refers to the part below the navel. A body where the part below the navel is full and the upper part is deficient is called sadisansthan.
4. **Kubjasansthan:** A body where the arms, legs, head, etc. are fine, but the chest, back, and stomach are deficient and crooked is called kubjasansthan.
5. **Vamansansthan:** A body where the chest, back, stomach, etc. are full, but the arms, legs, etc. are small is called vamansansthan.
6. **Hundasansthan:** A body where all the parts are deficient, inauspicious, and deformed is called hundasansthan.
In response to the question of which sansthan belongs to subtle earth-bodied beings, it is said that their sansthan is like a lentil, moon-shaped sansthan. This moon-shaped, lentil-like sansthan is the hundakansthan. This form cannot exist in the other five sansthans. Therefore, it is included only in the hundasansthan.
Apart from the six sansthans of beings, there is no other sansthan.