Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95
संगवस्त्रिमुहूर्तोऽयं मध्याह्नस्तु समन्ततः । ततश्च त्रिमुहूर्ताश्च अपराह्णो विधीयते
saṃgavastrimuhūrto'yaṃ madhyāhnastu samantataḥ | tataśca trimuhūrtāśca aparāhṇo vidhīyate
સંગવ ત્રણ મુહૂર્તોનો બનેલો છે; મધ્યાહ્ન સર્વત્ર વ્યાપે છે. ત્યારબાદ ફરી ત્રણ મુહૂર્તોને ‘અપરાહ્ન’ તરીકે નિર્ધારિત કરવામાં આવે છે.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A day-wheel diagram with five divisions; a priest marks three-muhūrta blocks for saṃgava and aparāhṇa, with the sun at zenith for madhyāhna; pilgrims wait with offerings.
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Dharma is practiced through orderly structure; even time is sanctified by clear divisions for worship and offerings.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, presented as a place where precise observance of rites yields true merit.
Definition of saṃgava, madhyāhna, and aparāhṇa in terms of muhūrta-counts for ritual timing.
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