Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 94
लेखाप्रभृत्यथादित्ये मुहूर्तास्त्रय एव च । प्रातस्तस्योत्तरं कालं भगमाहुर्विपश्चितः
lekhāprabhṛtyathāditye muhūrtāstraya eva ca | prātastasyottaraṃ kālaṃ bhagamāhurvipaścitaḥ
سورج کے اعتبار سے ‘لیکھا’ سے آغاز کر کے تین ہی مُہورت ہوتے ہیں؛ اس صبح کے حصّے کے بعد جو وقت آتا ہے، دانا لوگ اسے ‘بھگ’ نامی وقت کی تقسیم کہتے ہیں۔
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
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.
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Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in whose māhātmya the correct ritual calendar and timings are outlined.
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