Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
अथातः सत्सुतारासु ताराधिप वराननः । केंद्रे गुरौ शुभे लग्ने सुग्रहेष्वयुगेषु च
athātaḥ satsutārāsu tārādhipa varānanaḥ | keṃdre gurau śubhe lagne sugraheṣvayugeṣu ca
तदनन्तर जब शुभ नक्षत्र थे, ताराधिप चन्द्रमा—शुभमुख—गुरु के साथ शुभ केन्द्र में स्थित था, शुभ लग्न था और विषम भागों में शुभ ग्रह थे, तब समय परम मंगलमय हुआ।
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Scene: A night-to-dawn sky over Kāśī with bright Moon near Jupiter, auspicious constellations indicated; below, priests consult a pañcāṅga while preparing for a rite, lamps glowing.
FAQs
Purāṇic dharma values acting in harmony with auspicious cosmic order—choosing favorable times for sacred life-events.
The broader passage belongs to Kāśī-māhātmya; this verse itself highlights auspicious timing rather than a named tīrtha.
It indicates selecting a favorable muhūrta: auspicious nakṣatra, benefic ascendant, and supportive planetary placements (Moon and Jupiter, benefics).