[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Garudapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda) › 1.36.2 # Garudapurana 1.36.2 Garuḍapurāṇa 1.36.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.36.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.36.2) sapraṇavāṃ savyāhṛtiṃ gāyattrīṃ śirasā saha / triḥ paṭhedāyatapraṇaḥ prāṇāyāmaḥ sa ucyate // > With breath held, one should recite three times Gāyatrī / accompanied by the praṇava, the vyāhṛtis, and the head \[mantra\]; that is called breath control. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 1.36.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.36.1) - [Next: 1.36.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.36.3) - [Up: 1.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.36) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda~en-mt.1.36.2) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.36.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.36.2) · Pramāṇa