Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21
तत्र यद्दीयते दानं हुतं जप्तं तथैव च । सर्वमक्षयतां याति रात्रि जागरणे कृते
tatra yaddīyate dānaṃ hutaṃ japtaṃ tathaiva ca | sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti rātri jāgaraṇe kṛte
Pada saat itu, apa pun dana yang diberikan, apa pun persembahan homa yang dihaturkan, dan apa pun japa mantra yang dilantunkan—semuanya menjadi tak binasa bila berjaga semalam suntuk.
Bhartṛyajña
Tirtha: Śivarātri-vrata (jāgaraṇa)
Type: kshetra
Listener: King (continuing recipient of instruction)
Scene: A Śivarātri night: devotees keep vigil around a Śiva-liṅga, offering lamps, performing homa, giving charity, and chanting; the teacher’s statement frames these acts as ‘imperishable’.
FAQs
When devotion is intensified through vigil, ordinary acts of dharma become imperishable merit.
Not specified; the glorification centers on the Śivarātri observance itself.
Keep night-long vigil (jāgaraṇa) and perform dāna, homa, and japa for akṣaya (imperishable) merit.