Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 107
क्षपाजागरणं चक्रे श्रुत्वा पौराणिकीं कथाम् । शबरस्तु ततो भार्यामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
kṣapājāgaraṇaṃ cakre śrutvā paurāṇikīṃ kathām | śabarastu tato bhāryāmidaṃ vacanamabravīt
Nachdem sie die puranische Erzählung vernommen hatten, hielten sie eine Nachtwache. Dann sprach der Śabara diese Worte zu seiner Gattin.
Narratorial voice (speaker not explicit in the verse excerpt)
Scene: A forest-dwelling Śabara couple sits near a small shrine space by the riverbank, listening to a Purāṇic recitation; the night deepens as they resolve to keep vigil.
FAQs
Listening to sacred narration (kathā-śravaṇa) naturally inspires disciplined devotion such as night-vigil, strengthening faith and merit.
The Revā Khaṇḍa’s Narmadā sacred setting frames the practice; the verse itself emphasizes devotional discipline rather than a named location.
Kṣapā-jāgaraṇa: keeping a night-vigil as a devotional observance, especially after hearing Purāṇic teachings.