Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10
हत्यायुतानां यदि संचितानिस्तेयानि रुक्मस्य तथामितानि । निहंत्यनेकानि पुराकृतानि श्रीजागरे ये प्रपठंति गीतम्
hatyāyutānāṃ yadi saṃcitānisteyāni rukmasya tathāmitāni | nihaṃtyanekāni purākṛtāni śrījāgare ye prapaṭhaṃti gītam
Quand bien même on aurait amassé des dizaines de milliers de meurtres et d’innombrables vols d’or, ces fautes anciennes sont anéanties pour ceux qui, durant la veille sacrée, récitent le chant saint à la louange du Seigneur.
Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)
Tirtha: Śrī-jāgara (sacred vigil) for Viṣṇu
Type: kshetra
Scene: A repentant devotee among a night assembly sings before Viṣṇu; dark smoke-like forms labeled ‘hatyā’ and ‘steya’ dissolve into light as the hymn rises; lamps blaze brighter as purification occurs.
FAQs
Bhakti expressed through vigil and sacred recitation is presented as a potent purifier that destroys even grave accumulated sins.
No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on the act of śrī-jāgara (holy vigil) itself within the Dvārakā Māhātmya setting.
Reciting/chanting a gīta (devotional hymn) during the śrī-jāgara (night-vigil).