Kriyā ( Sanskrit : क्रिया , lit. 'action, deed, effort') most commonly refers to a "completed action", technique or practice within a yoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result.
3-477: Nauli is one of the kriyas or shatkarmas , preliminary purifications, used in yoga . The exercise is claimed to serve the cleaning of the abdominal region (digestive organs, small intestine ) and is based on a massage of the internal belly organs by a circular movement of the abdominal muscles. It is performed standing with the feet apart and the knees bent. The 15th century Hatha Yoga Pradipika claims that Nauli (magically) removes all diseases. Nauli
6-530: Is an exercise of classical hatha yoga ; it is not often taught in yoga as exercise . There are four steps, which are learned one after another: Kriya Kriyā is a Sanskrit term, derived from the Sanskrit root kri , meaning 'to do'. Kriyā means 'action, deed, effort'. The word karma is also derived from the Sanskrit root √kṛ ( kri ) कृ , meaning 'to do, make, perform, accomplish, cause, effect, prepare, undertake'. Karma
9-516: Is related to the verbal Proto-Indo-European root * kwer- 'to make, form'. The root kṛ ( kri ) is common in ancient Sanskrit literature, and it is relied upon to explain ideas in Rigveda , other Vedas , Upanishads , Puranas , and the Hindu epics . The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2.1 defines three types of kriyā , namely tapas (ascetic devotion), svadhyaya (study of
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