Shloka 7 - Adhyaya 134 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Bengali | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

दैवज्ञैः कलितः काल एष एव शुभोदयः । यथा कालात्ययो न स्यात्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्

Transliteration

daivajñaiḥ kalitaḥ kāla eṣa eva śubhodayaḥ | yathā kālātyayo na syāttathā nītirvidhīyatām

Translation

দৈবজ্ঞদের গণনায় এই সময়ই শুভোদয়কারী; অতএব যথোচিত ব্যবস্থা করা হোক, যাতে নির্দিষ্ট সময় অতিক্রম করে বিলম্ব না হয়।

Word by Word

दैवज्ञैःby astrologers

कलितःascertained

कालःthe time

एषःthis

एवindeed

शुभोदयःan auspicious rise/auspicious moment

यथाso that

कालात्ययःpassing of the proper time / delay

नnot

स्यात्should be/might occur

तथाthus

नीतिःprocedure/plan

विधीयताम्let (it) be arranged

Speaker

Candrama (Rātrinātha) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Astrologer-priests present the computed auspicious time; attendants hurry to arrange ritual items so the moment is not missed.

Characters & Entities

Daivajña (astrologers)

Kāla (time)

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by acting at the proper time; negligence and delay diminish the fruit of sacred undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the tīrtha-narrative context (Puṣkara/Prabhāsa section), though it chiefly stresses auspicious timing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Choosing an auspicious, astrologically determined time and executing the rite without missing the proper moment.