Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या शयने बोधने हरेः । उपवासपरो भूत्वा स गच्छेद्वैष्णवं पदम्
yastatpūjayate bhaktyā śayane bodhane hareḥ | upavāsaparo bhūtvā sa gacchedvaiṣṇavaṃ padam
যে ব্যক্তি হরির শয়ন ও বোধনের সময় ভক্তিভরে তাঁর পূজা করে এবং উপবাসে নিয়ত থাকে, সে বৈষ্ণব পরম পদ লাভ করে।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Jalaśāyī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Devotees fasting, holding tulasī and lamps, worshiping Viṣṇu at two ritual moments: the ceremonial ‘putting to sleep’ (śayana) and ‘awakening’ (bodhana), with temple priests performing ārati.
FAQs
Bhakti joined with disciplined observance (fasting) is presented as a direct path to the Lord’s highest state.
The tīrtha of Jalaśāyī Hari introduced in the preceding verse; the benefit is linked to worship there/then.
Worship at Hari’s ‘reclining’ and ‘awakening’ observances, coupled with upavāsa (fasting).