Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67
द्वादश राशयस्तत्र नक्षत्राणि तथैव च । सप्तविंशतिसंख्यानि मुख्यानि सिद्धये
dvādaśa rāśayastatra nakṣatrāṇi tathaiva ca | saptaviṃśatisaṃkhyāni mukhyāni siddhaye
Di sana terdapat dua belas tanda zodiak, dan demikian juga nakṣatra (rumah bulan) yang berjumlah dua puluh tujuh, yang utama ditetapkan demi tertibnya pencapaian dan keberkesanan menurut waktu.
Lomaśa
Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)
Scene: A didactic tableau: Lomaśa points to a celestial chart showing twelve rāśis and a ring of twenty-seven nakṣatras, explaining their primacy for siddhi in ritual timing.
FAQs
Cosmic order—expressed as rāśis and nakṣatras—supports the proper timing and efficacy of dharmic acts.
The Kedāra narrative setting continues, though the verse itself describes universal time-structure.
Implicitly, it supports choosing auspicious/appropriate times for rites; no single rite is specified.