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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

निमेषोऽहं मुहूर्तश्च त्वं कला सिद्धिरेव च । अहं तेजोऽधिकः सूर्यस्त्वं तु संध्या प्रकीर्त्त्यसे

nimeṣo'haṃ muhūrtaśca tvaṃ kalā siddhireva ca | ahaṃ tejo'dhikaḥ sūryastvaṃ tu saṃdhyā prakīrttyase

ഞാൻ നിമേഷവും മുഹൂർത്തവും; നീ കലയും സിദ്ധിയും തന്നേ. ഞാൻ തേജസ്സിൽ അതികമായ സൂര്യൻ; നീ സന്ധ്യയായി പ്രസിദ്ധം.

निमेषःa moment (blink)
निमेषः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootनिमेष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
मुहूर्तःa muhūrta (time unit)
मुहूर्तः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: and)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
कलाa kalā (part/measure of time)
कला:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकला (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
सिद्धिःaccomplishment, success
सिद्धिः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
एवindeed
एव:
Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चय/अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: indeed/only)
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction: and)
अहम्I
अहम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
तेजःsplendour, radiance
तेजः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
अधिकःgreater, superior
अधिकः:
Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective: superior/exceeding)
सूर्यःthe Sun
सूर्यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
त्वम्you
त्वम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयुष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउभयलिङ्ग-प्रयोग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
तुbut
तु:
Sambandha (Contrast/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)
संध्याtwilight
संध्या:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootसंध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)
प्रकीर्त्यसेare proclaimed
प्रकीर्त्यसे:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + कीर्त् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular); आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive: you are proclaimed)

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Scene: A cosmic clock motif: tiny blink (nimeṣa) and muhūrta represented as rhythmic petals; the Sun deity blazing at center; the Goddess as saṃdhyā—rosy twilight band at the horizon over the sea, holding a lamp and arghya vessel; ‘siddhi’ symbolized by a radiant yantra or boon-giving gesture.

M
Muhūrta
K
Kalā
S
Siddhi
S
Sūrya
S
Saṃdhyā

FAQs

Time and its sacred junctures are divine; honoring saṃdhyā aligns the practitioner with siddhi and cosmic order.

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where even temporal units and twilight are treated as sacred manifestations.

Implicitly elevates saṃdhyā (dawn/dusk) as a worship-worthy juncture—supporting sandhyā-vandana style observance.