Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 140
चंद्रांगे तु समभ्यस्य सूर्यांगे पुनरभ्यसेत् । यावत्तुल्या भवेत्संख्या ततो मुद्रां विसर्जयेत्
caṃdrāṃge tu samabhyasya sūryāṃge punarabhyaset | yāvattulyā bhavetsaṃkhyā tato mudrāṃ visarjayet
چاندی نالی میں مشق کر کے پھر سورجی نالی میں دوبارہ مشق کرے؛ جب تک گنتی برابر نہ ہو جائے، تب مُدرَا کو چھوڑ دے۔
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Seeker/ṛṣi audience (contextual)
Scene: A yogin seated with hands in a mudrā; two luminous streams—silver (moon) and gold (sun)—flow along the body’s sides, becoming equal and then dissolving into a central stillness as the mudrā is released.
FAQs
Inner balance is emphasized: harmonizing lunar and solar forces is a prerequisite for stable yogic progress.
The broader narrative frame is Kāśī in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa, presenting yogic methods as especially fruitful in that sacred geography.
A procedural instruction is given: alternate practice on lunar and solar channels until equalized, then release the mudrā.