Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 18
द्वापरं चाष्टभिर्लक्षैस्तृ तीयं परिकीर्तितम् । चतुःषष्टिसहस्रैस्तु यथावत्परिसंख्यया
dvāparaṃ cāṣṭabhirlakṣaistṛ tīyaṃ parikīrtitam | catuḥṣaṣṭisahasraistu yathāvatparisaṃkhyayā
Dvāpara disebut sebagai zaman ketiga, diukur sebanyak lapan lakṣa tahun; dan menurut tertib yang wajar, hendaklah dihitung bersama enam puluh empat ribu sebagai tambahan yang sewajarnya.
Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style within Nāgarakhaṇḍa)
Scene: A time-wheel segmented into yugas; the Dvāpara segment is highlighted, with eight-lakhs and additional measure indicated; sages verify the count with beads or tally marks.
FAQs
It frames dharma within cosmic time—human conduct and pilgrimage merit are understood against the vast, ordered rhythm of yugas.
This verse itself is a cosmological time-measure; the specific tīrtha praise lies in the surrounding Tīrthamāhātmya context of Nāgarakhaṇḍa.
No direct ritual is prescribed here; it gives a doctrinal enumeration of yuga duration.