मंदो द्वादशमात्रस्तु मात्रा लघ्वक्षरा मता । मध्यमो द्विगुणः पूर्वादुत्तमस्त्रिगुणस्ततः
maṃdo dvādaśamātrastu mātrā laghvakṣarā matā | madhyamo dviguṇaḥ pūrvāduttamastriguṇastataḥ
柔和(初学者)的调息为十二“摩怛罗”(mātrā);一摩怛罗,谓短音节之时量。中等者为前者之二倍,最上者复为其三倍。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A seated yogin in Kāśī, near a quiet ghat, counting mātrās with a rosary while regulating breath; subtle aura of restraint and measure.
Yogic growth is gradual and measurable; prāṇāyāma is taught with precise timing to ensure safe progress.
The instruction belongs to Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s Kāśī-centered dharma of liberation; no specific tīrtha is named here.
A graded timing rule: manda = 12 mātrās; madhyama = 2×; uttama = 3×, with mātrā defined by a short syllable’s duration.