[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Religion and philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion) › [Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938) › c19.14 # Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c19.14 Gorakhnāth and the Kānphaṭa Yogīs c19.14 - **Language:** English ### [c19.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.14) 1. The prāṇa is the breath,² having its chief seat in the region of the heart. It is always found in the mouth, the nose, the navel, the kanda and the great toe.³ It is the most important of all the airs and its control (prāṇāyāma) is fundamental in the Haṭha Yoga. The Upaniṣads know a single vital principle (prāṇa) which derives its existence from the self and which superintends the other functions.⁴ - [Previous: c19.13](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.13) - [Next: c19.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.15) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.14) · Pramāṇa