Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
ब्रह्मचर्येण जागर्त्ति स पापैः संप्रमुच्यते । होमजाप्यसमाधिस्थो नृत्यगीतादिवादनैः
brahmacaryeṇa jāgartti sa pāpaiḥ saṃpramucyate | homajāpyasamādhistho nṛtyagītādivādanaiḥ
Celui qui observe le brahmacarya et veille durant la nuit est entièrement délivré des péchés. Demeurant dans le homa, le japa et l’absorption méditative—et aussi par la danse, le chant et la musique instrumentale offerts avec dévotion—il obtient le fruit purificateur.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)
Tirtha: Ikṣvākvīśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A Śiva night festival: devotees keep vigil with lamps; some sit in meditation near a homa fire; others sing and play vīṇā/mṛdaṅga while dancers perform as offering before the liṅga; all under a vow of brahmacarya.
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Purity of conduct (brahmacarya) combined with devotional vigil and worship-practices is depicted as a powerful means of purification.
The Liṅga-sanctuary within Prabhāsakṣetra, where vigil, worship, and devotional arts are performed.
Jāgaraṇa (night vigil) with brahmacarya, along with homa, japa, samādhi, and devotional dance/song/instrumental worship.