Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49
दत्त्वैवमर्घ्यं देवेशि तत्र खङ्गं च जागृयात् । नित्यं संपूज्य विधिना अष्टम्यां यावदेव हि
dattvaivamarghyaṃ deveśi tatra khaṅgaṃ ca jāgṛyāt | nityaṃ saṃpūjya vidhinā aṣṭamyāṃ yāvadeva hi
Ô Déesse souveraine, après avoir ainsi offert l’arghya, qu’on veille là sur l’épée, et qu’on la vénère chaque jour selon la règle, jusqu’au jour d’Aṣṭamī inclus.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Yogeśvarī-sthāna (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A consecrated sword rests near the Devī’s altar; devotees maintain a night vigil, offering arghya and performing daily pūjā until Aṣṭamī, with lamps burning continuously.
FAQs
Discipline in ritual—regular worship and wakeful vigilance—symbolizes steadfastness in dharma under the Goddess’s protection.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such vrata-vidhi is taught as especially meritorious.
Arghya offering followed by khaṅga-pūjā and keeping vigil, performed daily through Aṣṭamī.