Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
रजनीप्रांतयामार्धं बाह्मः समय उच्यते । स्वहितं चिंतयेत्प्राज्ञस्तस्मिंश्चोत्थाय सवर्दा
rajanīprāṃtayāmārdhaṃ bāhmaḥ samaya ucyate | svahitaṃ ciṃtayetprājñastasmiṃścotthāya savardā
रजनीप्रान्तयामार्धं ब्राह्मः समय उच्यते। तस्मिन् प्राज्ञः स्वहितं चिन्तयित्वोत्थाय तत्र सदा तत्परः स्यात्॥
Skanda
Tirtha: Brahma-muhūrta (as temporal tīrtha within Kāśī practice)
Type: ghat
Scene: Pre-dawn Kāśī: a quiet courtyard with a lamp, the pilgrim rising from sleep, looking toward the river; the sky indigo, first light on temple spires; the mind turning inward toward śreyas.
FAQs
The brahma-muhūrta is best for clarity and dharma-oriented resolve; use it to aim at lasting spiritual welfare.
No single tīrtha is named; the instruction is given in the Kāśīkhaṇḍa’s broader framework of living dharmically in Kāśī.
Wake during brahma-muhūrta and engage in contemplative practice (preparation for japa, pūjā, or remembrance).