[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [The Purana Index](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951) › v2.c7.s4.2343 # The Purana Index v2.c7.s4.2343 The Purāṇa Index v2.c7.s4.2343 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c7.s4.2343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2343) \*Prāṇāyāma\* (i)—a \*sādhana\* for yoga Prāṇāyāma (II)—three-fold its utility, a mode of penance¹ one of the constituents of Mahesvara yoga, ety, the control of Prāṇa or wind, three ways are distinguished, mandha, madhya and uttama, the Pramana of Prāṇāyāma is 12 mātras, manda is of 12 mātras as also udghāta, madhyama is twice udghātā or 24 mātras, uttama is three udghātās or 36 mātras, uttama produces sveda, kampa and visāda, Prāṇa is like the cruel wild animal which if tamed becomes soft, if approached direct by yoga, prāṇa becomes disciplined in course of time, having controlled the vāyu one can live as he pleases, there is no sin in his body, Prāṇāyāma is equal to all penances and fruits of yajña, all dosas become burnt as it were by this practice² fruits of, śanti, praśanti, dipti, and Prasāda,³ practice of —draw in aum, pray to sun and moon, and sit in svastika or padma posture, half-shut eyes, look at the tip of the nose a little raising the head, neck and the body, hence tamas and rajas look on satva, attaining this yoga, pratyāhāra to be begun, mātra—nimesonmesa—12 mātras⁴ - [Previous: v2.c7.s4.2342](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2342) - [Next: v2.c7.s4.2344](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2344) - [Up: v2.c7.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2343](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dikshitar-1951.v2.c7.s4.2343) · Pramāṇa