Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 69
ये मुहूर्ताः क्षणा ये च या काष्ठा ये निमेषकाः । ऋते विष्णुस्मृतेर्यातास्तेषु मुष्टो यमेन सः
ye muhūrtāḥ kṣaṇā ye ca yā kāṣṭhā ye nimeṣakāḥ | ṛte viṣṇusmṛteryātāsteṣu muṣṭo yamena saḥ
凡诸时分——无论是牟呼尔多、刹那、迦湿吒，乃至一瞬眨眼——若离于忆念毗湿奴而流逝；为这些虚掷之时，此人必为阎摩所执。
Skanda (deduced: Kāśīkhaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Viṣṇu-smṛti (remembrance) as the supreme inner tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Scene: A person distracted as grains of sand fall through an hourglass; each grain labeled as kṣaṇa/nimeṣa. In the background, Yama’s noose tightens around wasted time, while a radiant Viṣṇu-name (Hari-nāma) forms a protective circle when remembered.
FAQs
Time becomes spiritually fruitful through Viṣṇu-smaraṇa; neglect of remembrance is depicted as leading to bondage and fear.
No specific tirtha is named; the verse teaches a universal discipline of remembrance within the Kāśīkhaṇḍa.
Continuous smṛti/smaraṇa of Viṣṇu—making every unit of time an act of devotion.