Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
काष्ठा निमेषा दश पंच चाहुस्त्रिंशच्च काष्ठा गणयेत्कला हि । त्रिंशत्कलाश्चापि भवेन्मुहुर्त्तं तत्त्रिंशता रात्र्यहनी उभे च
kāṣṭhā nimeṣā daśa paṃca cāhustriṃśacca kāṣṭhā gaṇayetkalā hi | triṃśatkalāścāpi bhavenmuhurttaṃ tattriṃśatā rātryahanī ubhe ca
কোৱা হয়, পঞ্চদশ নিমেষে এক কাষ্ঠা হয়, আৰু ত্ৰিংশৎ কাষ্ঠা গণিলে এক কলা। ত্ৰিংশৎ কলাই এক মুহূৰ্ত হয়, আৰু ত্ৰিংশৎ মুহূৰ্তে দিন আৰু ৰাতি—উভয়—গঠিত হয়।
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A schematic depiction of time units as concentric circles or a stepped ladder: nimeṣa, kāṣṭhā, kalā, muhūrta, day-night; a teacher points to the diagram while the listener watches attentively.
FAQs
Sacred time is measured with precision; understanding kāla supports proper ritual timing and disciplined living.
None; this is a technical enumeration of time-units.
No specific rite; the verse provides the calendrical/temporal framework used for rites.