Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 44
रजनीप्रांतयामार्धं बाह्मः समय उच्यते । स्वहितं चिंतयेत्प्राज्ञस्तस्मिंश्चोत्थाय सवर्दा
rajanīprāṃtayāmārdhaṃ bāhmaḥ samaya ucyate | svahitaṃ ciṃtayetprājñastasmiṃścotthāya savardā
رات کے آخری پہر کے پچھلے نصف کو برہما مُہورت کہا جاتا ہے۔ اس گھڑی دانا اپنے اعلیٰ ترین بھلائی پر غور کرے، اور اسی وقت اٹھ کر ہمیشہ اسی میں یکسو رہے۔
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).