Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94
लेखाप्रभृत्यथादित्ये मुहूर्तास्त्रय एव च । प्रातस्तस्योत्तरं कालं भगमाहुर्विपश्चितः
lekhāprabhṛtyathāditye muhūrtāstraya eva ca | prātastasyottaraṃ kālaṃ bhagamāhurvipaścitaḥ
സൂര്യബന്ധത്തിൽ ‘ലേഖാ’ മുതൽ ആരംഭിച്ച് മൂന്നു മുഹൂർത്തങ്ങളേ ഉള്ളൂ. അതിന് ശേഷം പ്രാതഃകാലത്തിനു പിന്നാലെയുള്ള സമയത്തെ പണ്ഡിതർ ‘ഭഗ’ എന്നു വിളിക്കുന്നു.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa at Prabhāsa points to the rising sun, marking the transition from the Lekhā division to Bhaga; a palm-leaf almanac and water-pot indicate ritual timing.
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Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya the correct ritual calendar and timings are outlined.
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