[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975) › c9.5250 # Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c9.5250 Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c9.5250 - **Language:** English ### [c9.5250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5250) v) Pratyāhāra. This is a process of withdrawing the five senses from the outer world. A man who practises Pratyāhāra becomes oblivious of the outer world. This helps the concentration of the mind on the Ātman. - [Previous: c9.5249](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5249) - [Next: c9.5251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5251) - [Up: c9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.mani-1975.c9.5250) · Pramāṇa