Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5
ऊर्जशुक्लप्रतिपदि बुधराधासमायुजि । चंद्रे सप्तमराशिस्थे शेषेषूच्चग्रहेषु च
ūrjaśuklapratipadi budharādhāsamāyuji | caṃdre saptamarāśisthe śeṣeṣūccagraheṣu ca
ഊർജമാസത്തിലെ ശുക്ലപ്രതിപദയിൽ ബുധൻ രാധാ-നക്ഷത്രസമയുക്തനായിരുന്നു; ചന്ദ്രൻ സപ്തമരാശിയിൽ നിലകൊണ്ടു; ശേഷഗ്രഹങ്ങൾ ഉച്ചസ്ഥാനങ്ങളിൽ ആയിരുന്നു.
Skanda (continuing narration)
Tirtha: Kāśī (time of Śambhu’s entrance)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahāprājña rishi (unnamed here)
Scene: A celestial calendar tableau: bright pratipadā of Ūrja, Mercury conjoined with a nakṣatra named Rādhā, Moon in the seventh sign, other planets exalted—heavens themselves celebrating the sacred moment.
FAQs
Sacred events are framed as occurring under auspicious cosmic order, aligning dharma, ritual time, and divine presence.
The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context implies Kāśī as the sacred stage, though this verse focuses on timing rather than a named shrine.
No explicit prescription; it provides muhurta-style auspicious timing details that typically support festival observances.