Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45
वासरे वासुदेवस्य सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । देहमाश्रित्य तिष्ठंति ये प्रकुर्वंति जागरम्
vāsare vāsudevasya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | dehamāśritya tiṣṭhaṃti ye prakurvaṃti jāgaram
في يوم فاسوديفا المقدّس، إنّ جميع الآلهة—مع إندرا—يلجأون إلى أجساد الذين يقيمون سهرَ العبادة ويحفظون اليقظة الليلية.
Skanda (deduced from section context)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Scene: A circle of vigil-keepers stands steadfast through the night; subtle divine forms (devas with Indra) are depicted as luminous presences merging into or hovering within their bodies, indicating ‘deham āśritya tiṣṭhanti’.
FAQs
A devotee’s body becomes a sacred abode of the devas when one observes Vāsudeva’s night-vigil with faith.
Dvārakā, where Vāsudeva’s worship and observances are extolled in this Māhātmya.
Perform a jāgara on Vāsudeva’s sacred day (Dvādaśī context in this chapter).