Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 42
तावत्प्रातर्जपंस्तिष्ठेद्यावदर्धोदयो रवेः । आसनस्थो जपेन्मौनी प्रत्यगातारकोदयात्
tāvatprātarjapaṃstiṣṭhedyāvadardhodayo raveḥ | āsanastho japenmaunī pratyagātārakodayāt
ପ୍ରାତଃକାଳେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଅର୍ଧୋଦୟ ହେବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜପରେ ନିମଗ୍ନ ରହିବା ଉଚିତ। ଯଥାଯୋଗ୍ୟ ଆସନରେ ବସି ମୌନ ଧାରଣ କରି ପ୍ରାତଃତାରାର ଉଦୟ ଅତିକ୍ରାନ୍ତ ହେବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଜପ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Gaṇas
Tirtha: Gaṅgā in Kāśī (ghāṭa context)
Type: ghat
Listener: Dvijottama addressed
Scene: A practitioner seated on a kuśa mat at a Kāśī ghat in predawn light, mala in hand, lips closed in mauna, as the sun rises to half-height; a faint morning star fading in the sky.
FAQs
Spiritual practice is strengthened by precision—timely japa, posture, and silence cultivate steadiness and purity.
The broader discourse belongs to Kāśī-khaṇḍa; the verse itself gives general sandhyā discipline.
Morning japa: continue until the sun is half-risen; perform seated, in silence, observing the prescribed time-window.