Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
हत्याऽयुतानीह सुसंचितानि स्तेयानि रुक्मस्य न सन्ति संख्या । निहंति केनापि पुरा कृतानि सर्वाणि भद्रा निशि जागरेण
hatyā'yutānīha susaṃcitāni steyāni rukmasya na santi saṃkhyā | nihaṃti kenāpi purā kṛtāni sarvāṇi bhadrā niśi jāgareṇa
Wahai Bhadrā, sekalipun di sini terkumpul puluhan ribu dosa pembunuhan dan tak terhitung pencurian emas—segala dosa yang dahulu dilakukan—semuanya dihancurkan, seakan oleh suatu kuasa, melalui berjaga pada malam suci itu.
Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration commonly via Sūta to sages)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (addressed as bhadrā/devī)
Scene: A devotee keeps vigil through the night in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, lamp-lit, with Viṣṇu’s presence implied; dark karmic shadows (murders/thefts) dissolve like smoke at dawn.
FAQs
Bhakti-filled vigil in a sacred setting is portrayed as a powerful purifier capable of destroying even grave accumulated sins.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where the night vigil (especially in the Ekādaśī context of surrounding verses) is said to burn away sins.
Niśi-jāgara (keeping awake in devotional vigil at night), functioning as a purificatory observance (prāyaścitta-like effect).