Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
ये मुहूर्ताः क्षणा ये च या काष्ठा ये निमेषकाः । ऋते विष्णुस्मृतेर्यातास्तेषु मुष्टो यमेन सः
ye muhūrtāḥ kṣaṇā ye ca yā kāṣṭhā ye nimeṣakāḥ | ṛte viṣṇusmṛteryātāsteṣu muṣṭo yamena saḥ
વિષ્ણુસ્મરણ વિના પસાર થયેલા મુહૂર્તો, ક્ષણો, કાષ્ઠાઓ અને નિમેષો—એવા વ્યર્થ સમય માટે તે મનુષ્ય યમ દ્વારા પકડાય છે।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-smṛti (remembrance) as the supreme inner tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A person distracted as grains of sand fall through an hourglass; each grain labeled as kṣaṇa/nimeṣa. In the background, Yama’s noose tightens around wasted time, while a radiant Viṣṇu-name (Hari-nāma) forms a protective circle when remembered.
FAQs
Time becomes spiritually fruitful through Viṣṇu-smaraṇa; neglect of remembrance is depicted as leading to bondage and fear.
No specific tirtha is named; the verse teaches a universal discipline of remembrance within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Continuous smṛti/smaraṇa of Viṣṇu—making every unit of time an act of devotion.