अह्नो मुहूर्ता विख्याता दशपंच च सर्वदा । तत्राष्टमो मुहूर्तो यः स कालः कुतपः स्मृतः
ahno muhūrtā vikhyātā daśapaṃca ca sarvadā | tatrāṣṭamo muhūrto yaḥ sa kālaḥ kutapaḥ smṛtaḥ
一日恒被称为十五牟呼尔塔(muhūrta)。其中第八牟呼尔塔,被忆念为名曰“库塔帕”(Kutapa)之时。
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A ritualist marks fifteen muhūrtas on a board; the eighth is highlighted as Kutapa while pilgrims prepare sesame, darbha, and water for tarpaṇa near a sacred waterbody by the coast.
Dharma includes precise sacred time-reckoning; specific muhūrtas are singled out to maximize śrāddha merit.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where śrāddha is framed with detailed kāla-nirṇaya (time-determination).
Identify the eighth muhūrta of the day as Kutapa, a key reference-point for śrāddha timing.
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