Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114
प्रेतत्वं तेन संप्राप्तमस्माभिः शृणु पुत्रक । विशेषेण कृतं रात्रौ विद्धं जागरणं हरेः
pretatvaṃ tena saṃprāptamasmābhiḥ śṛṇu putraka | viśeṣeṇa kṛtaṃ rātrau viddhaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ hareḥ
«C’est ainsi que nous avons atteint l’état de pretas — écoute, petit enfant. Plus particulièrement, nous avons commis la faute de “viddha” en gâchant la veille nocturne (jāgaraṇa) consacrée à Hari.»
Pretas (Candraśarman’s forefathers)
Tirtha: Hari-jāgaraṇa (Dvārakā context)
Type: ghat
Listener: Candraśarman
Scene: A night scene: lamps flicker at a shrine; the pretas confess they spoiled Hari’s jāgaraṇa night, their faces heavy with regret; the listener stands with concern.
FAQs
Sacred vigils and vows are not merely symbolic; careless violation of Hari’s observances is treated as a serious dharmic fault.
The instruction sits within Dvārakā Māhātmya, reinforcing Dvārakā’s culture of Vaiṣṇava vigil and vrata.
Hari-jāgaraṇa (night vigil for Hari) and the warning against ‘vedha’—spoiling or violating the prescribed observance.