Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 35
भवतो मतमाज्ञाय सर्वे गत्वाग्निमन्दिरम् । निराहाराः स्थिता रात्रौ पश्यामो जातवेदसम्
bhavato matamājñāya sarve gatvāgnimandiram | nirāhārāḥ sthitā rātrau paśyāmo jātavedasam
तुमचा अभिप्राय जाणून आम्ही सर्वजण अग्निमंदिरात जाऊ; उपवास करून रात्रभर तेथे उभे राहू आणि जातवेदस् (अग्निदेव) यांचे दर्शन घेऊ।
Brāhmaṇas (to the king)
Tirtha: Agni-mandira (Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)
Type: temple
Listener: Audience; within story, brāhmaṇas speak to the king
Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas proceed together to Agni’s temple, resolve to fast, and stand through the night awaiting the appearance of Jātavedas; lamps, embers, and a sanctum fire illuminate their faces.
FAQs
Dharma is strengthened through disciplined observance—fasting and night-vigil undertaken for divine darśana.
An Agni-mandira associated with the Māhiṣmatī region in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
Upavāsa (nirāhāra—fasting) and staying through the night for Agni-darśana.