Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

लेखाप्रभृत्यथादित्ये मुहूर्तास्त्रय एव च । प्रातस्तस्योत्तरं कालं भगमाहुर्विपश्चितः

Transliteration

lekhāprabhṛtyathāditye muhūrtāstraya eva ca | prātastasyottaraṃ kālaṃ bhagamāhurvipaścitaḥ

Translation

นับตามดวงอาทิตย์ เริ่มแต่กาลชื่อ ‘เลขายา (Lekhā)’ มีมุหูรตะอยู่สามช่วง; ครั้นพ้นยามเช้านั้นไป กาลถัดไปบัณฑิตทั้งหลายเรียกว่า ‘ภคะ (Bhaga)’ อันเป็นส่วนแห่งเวลา

Word by Word

• लेखा: (the time called) lekhā
• लेखा: Apadana/Arambha-bindu (Starting point/आरम्भ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लेखा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभृति: from/onwards
• प्रभृति: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रभृति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आरम्भार्थक (from/since)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now)

• आदित्ये: when the sun (is at that point)
• आदित्ये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मुहूर्ताः: muhūrtas (time-units)
• मुहूर्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• त्रयः: three
• त्रयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Avadharana (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic/only)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• प्रातः: in the morning
• प्रातः: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातः (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (time adverb: in the morning)

• तस्य: of that/thereafter
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘प्रातः’ इत्यस्य/पूर्वकालस्य

• उत्तरम्: subsequent
• उत्तरम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘कालम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कालम्: time period
• कालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भगम्: (called) Bhaga
• भगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नामविशेषः (काल-नाम)

• आहुः: they call/say
• आहुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• विपश्चितः: the wise
• विपश्चितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपश्चित् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa at Prabhāsa points to the rising sun, marking the transition from the Lekhā division to Bhaga; a palm-leaf almanac and water-pot indicate ritual timing.

Characters & Entities

• Āditya (Sun)
• Muhūrta divisions

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred rites align with sacred time; understanding kāla-vibhāga is part of ritual competence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya the correct ritual calendar and timings are outlined.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A technical description of morning muhūrta divisions used to determine proper Śrāddha time.