Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 145
जागृतश्चातिदुःखेन कथं पापं न हास्यति । इत्थंस जागरं कृत्वा शिवरात्र्यां नरेश्वरः
jāgṛtaścātiduḥkhena kathaṃ pāpaṃ na hāsyati | itthaṃsa jāgaraṃ kṛtvā śivarātryāṃ nareśvaraḥ
Si l’on veille même au prix d’une grande souffrance, comment le péché ne s’amenuiserait-il pas ? Ainsi, ô seigneur des hommes, en observant une telle veille lors de la Śivarātri…
Skanda (deduced; instructive address 'nareśvara')
Listener: nareśvara (king)
Scene: A king or noble devotee keeps an all-night vigil on Śivarātri—lamp-lit shrine, liṅga adorned with bilva, attendants weary yet steadfast; the mood is austere devotion.
FAQs
Austerity performed with resolve—especially Śivarātri night vigil—acts as a powerful purifier of sin.
The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha setting of Adhyāya 209, in the Bhāreśvara context.
Jāgaraṇa (staying awake in devotional vigil) on Śivarātri.