Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 96
वैष्णवो विष्णुपूजां च कुर्वञ्छृण्वन्हरेः कथाम् । गीतवादित्रनृत्यैश्च विष्णुतोषणकारकैः । कथाभिः पुण्ययुक्ताभिर्जागृयाच्छर्वरीं नरः
vaiṣṇavo viṣṇupūjāṃ ca kurvañchṛṇvanhareḥ kathām | gītavāditranṛtyaiśca viṣṇutoṣaṇakārakaiḥ | kathābhiḥ puṇyayuktābhirjāgṛyāccharvarīṃ naraḥ
A Vaiṣṇava should keep awake through the night, worshipping Viṣṇu, listening to Hari’s sacred narratives, and engaging in song, instrumental music, and dance that delight Viṣṇu—keeping vigil with holy, merit-filled recitations and discourses.
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa framework)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A night-long Vaiṣṇava vigil: devotees gathered in a temple courtyard, singing Hari’s names, cymbals and drums keeping rhythm, dancers offering expressive movements before Viṣṇu’s image while a storyteller recites sacred kathā.
FAQs
Wakeful devotion becomes complete when it combines worship, listening to sacred stories, and uplifting arts offered as bhakti.
Ayodhyā, as the locale of the Ayodhyāmāhātmya’s Vaiṣṇava observances.
Night vigil with Viṣṇu-pūjā, Hari-kathā, and devotional music/dance meant to please Viṣṇu.