Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91
एवं संपूज्य विधिवज्जागरं तत्र कारयेत् । गीतवादित्रशब्देननरनारीकदंबकम् । नृत्यद्धसन्नयेद्रात्रिं नृत्यशास्त्रविशारदैः
evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivajjāgaraṃ tatra kārayet | gītavāditraśabdenanaranārīkadaṃbakam | nṛtyaddhasannayedrātriṃ nṛtyaśāstraviśāradaiḥ
এইদৰে বিধিমতে সম্পূজনা কৰি, তাত ৰাতিৰ জাগৰণ কৰাব লাগে। গীত আৰু বাদ্যৰ ধ্বনিত নৰ-নাৰীৰ সমাৱেশে নাচি-হাঁহি ৰাতি কটাব, নৃত্যশাস্ত্ৰত নিপুণ লোকৰ নেতৃত্বত।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A temple courtyard at night in Prabhāsa: lamps blazing, men and women gathered in a circle, musicians with drums and cymbals, dancers guided by nṛtya-śāstra experts, the shrine glowing in the background.
FAQs
Bhakti becomes communal and embodied—devotional vigilance, song, and disciplined celebration sustain remembrance of the divine.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the venue where the jāgaraṇa is to be performed after worship.
Conducting a jāgaraṇa (night vigil) with devotional singing, instrumental music, and dance by trained performers.
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