Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
ब्रह्मचर्येण जागर्त्ति स पापैः संप्रमुच्यते । होमजाप्यसमाधिस्थो नृत्यगीतादिवादनैः
brahmacaryeṇa jāgartti sa pāpaiḥ saṃpramucyate | homajāpyasamādhistho nṛtyagītādivādanaiḥ
ബ്രഹ്മചര്യം പാലിച്ച് ജാഗരണം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ പാപങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് പൂർണ്ണമായി മോചിതനാകുന്നു. ഹോമം, ജപം, സമാധിയിൽ നിലകൊണ്ട്, ഭക്തിയോടെ നൃത്ത-ഗീത-വാദ്യങ്ങൾ അർപ്പിച്ചാലും അവൻ ശുദ്ധിഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു.
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.
FAQs
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.