Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 47
काष्ठा निमेषा दश पंच चाहुस्त्रिंशच्च काष्ठा गणयेत्कला हि । त्रिंशत्कलाश्चापि भवेन्मुहुर्त्तं तत्त्रिंशता रात्र्यहनी उभे च
kāṣṭhā nimeṣā daśa paṃca cāhustriṃśacca kāṣṭhā gaṇayetkalā hi | triṃśatkalāścāpi bhavenmuhurttaṃ tattriṃśatā rātryahanī ubhe ca
असे म्हणतात—पंधरा निमेषांनी एक काष्ठा; आणि तीस काष्ठांनी एक कला मानली जाते. तीस कलांनी एक मुहूर्त होतो; आणि तीस मुहूर्तांनी दिवस व रात्र—दोन्ही बनतात.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A schematic depiction of time units as concentric circles or a stepped ladder: nimeṣa, kāṣṭhā, kalā, muhūrta, day-night; a teacher points to the diagram while the listener watches attentively.
FAQs
Sacred time is measured with precision; understanding kāla supports proper ritual timing and disciplined living.
None; this is a technical enumeration of time-units.
No specific rite; the verse provides the calendrical/temporal framework used for rites.