Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
एवं सर्वा निशा सा च गीतवाद्यादिनिःस्वनैः । तासां चैवाग्रतो नेया नैव निद्रां समाचरेत्
evaṃ sarvā niśā sā ca gītavādyādiniḥsvanaiḥ | tāsāṃ caivāgrato neyā naiva nidrāṃ samācaret
So soll die ganze Nacht im Klang von Gesang und Instrumenten vergehen. Man bleibe in ihrer Gegenwart und gebe sich keinesfalls dem Schlaf hin.
Lakṣmī (contextual instruction within the vrata narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A temple courtyard at night: devotees seated in circles, singing; drums and cymbals keep rhythm; lamps and torches illuminate the shrine; the worshipper stays awake near the women/attendants (tāsām agrataḥ) in respectful proximity.
FAQs
Wakeful, joyful remembrance (jāgaraṇa) is presented as a disciplined form of devotion that sustains sacred attention through the night.
The setting is a tīrtha-centered rite (Tīrthamāhātmya); the verse emphasizes devotional conduct at such a sacred locale rather than naming it.
Conduct a night vigil with devotional music and avoid sleeping.