Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 70
विमृश्य मिलिताः प्रातर्ज्योतिर्विद्भिः प्रतिष्ठिताः । ब्राह्मे मूहूर्ते चोत्थाय कान्यकुब्जं गता द्विजाः
vimṛśya militāḥ prātarjyotirvidbhiḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ | brāhme mūhūrte cotthāya kānyakubjaṃ gatā dvijāḥ
مشورہ کر کے وہ صبح جمع ہوئے؛ نیک ساعتوں کے جاننے والوں کی رہنمائی میں برہما مُہورت میں اٹھے اور دِوِج کانیہ کُبج کی طرف روانہ ہو گئے۔
Narrator (Purāṇic narrator within the Dharmāraṇya episode; specific speaker not explicit in this excerpt)
Tirtha: Kānyakubja
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pre-dawn gathering: brāhmaṇas assemble with travel staffs and water-pots; a learned muhūrta-knower indicates the auspicious moment; they depart toward Kānyakubja under a pale dawn sky.
FAQs
Right action is strengthened by right timing—beginning one’s journey at Brahma-muhūrta aligns effort with auspicious order.
The narrative transitions from Dharmāraṇya toward Kānyakubja, indicating sacred travel between renowned locales.
Rising at Brahma-muhūrta and proceeding under auspicious guidance (jyotiḥ-vid) is presented as the proper discipline.