Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 55
गर्गो मुनिश्चोपविष्टस्तत्रैव घटिकालये । यावत्पूर्णा घटी जाता तावत्प्रणवभाषणम्
gargo muniścopaviṣṭastatraiva ghaṭikālaye | yāvatpūrṇā ghaṭī jātā tāvatpraṇavabhāṣaṇam
Le sage Garga demeura assis en ce lieu où l’on mesure le temps ; jusqu’à l’achèvement d’une ghaṭī, la récitation du Praṇava, le saint « Oṃ », se poursuivit.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Scene: Sage Garga sits in the ghaṭikālaya beside a water-clock; as the vessel marks the passing ghaṭī, attendants continue steady praṇava recitation, creating a cocoon of sacred sound until the moment is complete.
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Steady remembrance of Oṃ anchors the mind while sacred actions await the proper moment.
Kedāra’s ritual arena, portrayed with formal timekeeping and mantra discipline.
Timing rites by ghaṭī (water-clock measure) and sustaining praṇava-japa until the appointed time.