[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) › c19.76 # Gorakhnath and the Kanphata Yogis c19.76 Gorakhnāth and the Kānphaṭa Yogīs c19.76 - **Language:** English ### [c19.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.76) When the channels have been cleansed the body becomes lean and of a glowing colour, the health is good, the appetite is strong,⁷ divine sounds are heard (a most desirable state), and prāṇāyāma can be performed effectively, namely, Kuṇḍalinī can be raised (the aim of the Haṭha Yoga).⁸ - [Previous: c19.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.75) - [Next: c19.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.77) - [Up: c19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.religion.briggs-1938.c19.76) · Pramāṇa