Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 12
ततो रात्रिः क्षयं याति वर्धते तु दिनं दिनम् । ततश्च मिथुनस्यांते परां काष्ठामुपागतः
tato rātriḥ kṣayaṃ yāti vardhate tu dinaṃ dinam | tataśca mithunasyāṃte parāṃ kāṣṭhāmupāgataḥ
ထို့နောက် ညသည် လျော့နည်းသွားပြီး နေ့သည် နေ့စဉ် တိုးပွားလာသည်။ ထို့ပြင် မိထုန (Gemini) ရာသီအဆုံးတွင် သူသည် မြောက်ဘက်တက်လှမ်းမှု၏ အမြင့်ဆုံး အကန့်အသတ်သို့ ရောက်ရှိသည်။
Lomaharṣaṇa Sūta (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration to sages)
Tirtha: Uttarāyaṇa-uttama-kāla approaching (time-tīrtha)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A horizon sequence showing nights shrinking and days expanding; Sūrya climbing higher each panel; at Mithuna’s end, Sūrya near the zenith with Gemini symbol subtly present.
FAQs
Growth and decline are lawful movements of time; recognizing cycles helps one live with discipline and reverence for cosmic order.
No tīrtha is named; the focus is on the Sun’s seasonal progression.
None stated; the verse provides calendrical grounding often used to time dharmic observances.