Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46
पद्मैश्च भक्तियुक्तेन सभार्येण विशेषतः । जाग्रत्स्थितस्तु देवाग्रे तां रात्रिं सह भार्यया
padmaiśca bhaktiyuktena sabhāryeṇa viśeṣataḥ | jāgratsthitastu devāgre tāṃ rātriṃ saha bhāryayā
Et avec des lotus, le cœur empli de dévotion, surtout avec mon épouse, je demeurai éveillé devant la Divinité toute cette nuit-là, avec elle.
Rājā
Tirtha: Rudreśa/Somnātha at Prabhāsa
Type: kshetra
Scene: A night scene in the temple: the couple sits or stands in vigil before the Śiva-liṅga, holding lotuses; rows of oil lamps illuminate pillars; priests and a few devotees chant softly; the sky outside is deep indigo.
FAQs
Steadfast devotion expressed through vigil and worship strengthens vrata and deepens surrender before the deity.
Prabhāsa Kṣetra (with the earlier Padmaka Tīrtha setting), where such worship and vigil are praised.
Night-long vigil (jāgaraṇa) before the deity, supported by lotus worship and devotional intent.