[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Purāṇas](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana) › [Skandapurana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda) › 7.18.89\_145 # Skandapurana 7.18.89\_145 Skandapurāṇa 7.18.89\_145 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.18.89\_145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_145) kumbha eṣa tṛtīyastu yogavahnipradīpakaḥ . .37. . ebhirdhyānagatiḥ sūkṣmā vāyusaṃrodhakāritā . pravartate yayā yogī paramaṃ veṣṭi pudgalam . . 3 8.. > This third is the kumbha \[retention\], which kindles the fire of yoga. > By these \[breaths\], the subtle path of meditation is caused by the restraint of the breath; / through which the yogin progresses and envelopes the supreme Puruṣa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.18.89\_144](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_144) - [Next: 7.18.89\_146](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_146) - [Up: 7.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda~en-mt.7.18.89_145) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_145](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.skanda.7.18.89_145) · Pramāṇa