Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
ऋतुत्रयं चाप्ययनमयने द्वे तु वत्सरम् । मानुषाणां हि सर्वेषां स एव परिकीर्तितः
ṛtutrayaṃ cāpyayanamayane dve tu vatsaram | mānuṣāṇāṃ hi sarveṣāṃ sa eva parikīrtitaḥ
ಮೂರು ಋತುಗಳು ಸೇರಿ ಒಂದು ‘ಅಯನ’; ಎರಡು ಅಯನಗಳು ಸೇರಿ ಒಂದು ‘ವತ್ಸರ’ (ವರ್ಷ). ಇದೇ ಗಣನೆ ಎಲ್ಲ ಮಾನವರಿಗೂ ಪ್ರಕಟಿತವಾಗಿದೆ.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa)
Listener: viprendra (best of brāhmaṇas)
Scene: A sun-chariot motif arcs across the sky marking two ayanas; below, a circular year-wheel with six seasons; pilgrims set out at auspicious half-year turning points.
FAQs
Human life is meant to be aligned with a sacred rhythm—seasons and half-years guide the timing of vows, pilgrimages, and rites.
None; the verse provides general calendrical doctrine used across tirtha traditions.
A calendrical prescription defining ayana and year, foundational for determining seasonal and half-yearly observances.
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