Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60
समाप्ते कुतपे काले विजयी स भविष्यति । कार्तिक्यां च व्यतीतायां द्वितीयेऽह्नि व्यवस्थिते
samāpte kutape kāle vijayī sa bhaviṣyati | kārtikyāṃ ca vyatītāyāṃ dvitīye'hni vyavasthite
جب کُتپ کا وقت ختم ہو جائے گا تو وہ فاتح ہوگا۔ اور جب کارتکی کی رسم گزر جائے، دوسرے دن، جب وہ مقرر ہو—
Brahmā (continuation)
Scene: Priests mark the end of Kutapa-kāla with a water-clock/sundial-like cue; the king/devotee receives a victory-blessing. A calendar panel shows Karttika observance moving to the second day.
FAQs
Right timing (kāla) is integral to dharma; auspicious performance at the proper muhūrta is praised as yielding success.
The kuṇḍa/tīrtha of Adhyāya 190, where the rite is to be performed according to Kutapa-kāla and Kārtika timing.
Observing the rite with attention to Kutapa-kāla and the Kārtika/Dvitīyā calendrical setting.