Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 30
लघुर्द्वादशमात्रस्तु मात्रा निमिष उन्मिषः । द्विगुणो मध्यमश्चोक्तस्त्रिगुणश्चोत्तमः स्मृतः
laghurdvādaśamātrastu mātrā nimiṣa unmiṣaḥ | dviguṇo madhyamaścoktastriguṇaścottamaḥ smṛtaḥ
ہلکا پرانایام بارہ ماتراؤں کا ہے؛ ماترا کی پیمائش پلک جھپکنے اور نہ جھپکنے کے برابر ہے۔ درمیانہ اس کا دوگنا اور اعلیٰ تین گنا یاد کیا گیا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: A yogin counting mātrās with a subtle finger movement or rosary-like gesture, eyelids half-closed; a visual motif of an eye blinking to indicate the mātrā unit; three stacked measures labeled 12/24/36.
FAQs
Yogic discipline is systematic; breath control is graded and measured to ensure steadiness rather than strain.
No tīrtha is praised; the verse gives technical guidance for practice.
A timing rule: laghu = 12 mātrās; madhyama = 24; uttama = 36, using nimiṣa/unmiṣa as the measure.