Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16
सुप्रभाता निशा तेषां धन्याः सुकृतिनो नराः । प्राणात्ययेन मुह्यंति यैः कृतं जागरं हरेः
suprabhātā niśā teṣāṃ dhanyāḥ sukṛtino narāḥ | prāṇātyayena muhyaṃti yaiḥ kṛtaṃ jāgaraṃ hareḥ
Für sie ist jene Nacht wie ein herrlicher Morgen; gesegnet und voller Verdienst sind die Menschen, die Haris Nachtwache gehalten haben—im letzten Augenblick des Lebens verfallen sie nicht der Verblendung.
Skanda (Kārttikeya)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Skanda (Ṣaḍānana)
Scene: A sacred night in Dvārakā: devotees keep awake before Hari/Viṣṇu, lamps blazing, conch and cymbals sounding; the night becomes ‘suprabhātā’ (auspicious dawn-like). A dying devotee remains lucid, mind fixed on Hari, free from delusion.
FAQs
A night spent in Hari’s vigil ripens into clarity at death, supporting steady remembrance rather than confusion.
The teaching is situated in the Dvārakā Māhātmya, linking the vow’s merit to Dvārakā’s sacred devotional culture.
Performing Hari’s night vigil (jāgaraṇa) as a vrata leading to auspicious spiritual results.