Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11
यथायथा स भूपालः कुरुते रात्रिजागरम् । महाकालाग्रतस्तस्य तथा वृद्धिः प्रजायते
yathāyathā sa bhūpālaḥ kurute rātrijāgaram | mahākālāgratastasya tathā vṛddhiḥ prajāyate
ज्या प्रमाणात तो भूपाल महाकाळाच्या समोर रात्रजागरण करीत असे, त्याच प्रमाणात त्याची समृद्धी वाढत असे; कारण ते महाकाळाच्या सान्निध्यात होत असे.
Narratorial voice within Māhātmya (likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener; exact speaker not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Mahākāla-agratā
Type: kshetra
Scene: The king remains awake through the night in the temple forecourt; as the vigil continues, symbolic signs of prosperity—full granaries, flourishing banners, calm subjects—are shown as emanations of Mahākāla’s grace.
FAQs
Devotional discipline (night-vigil) performed directly before Mahākāla yields proportional spiritual and worldly increase.
Mahākāla’s sacred presence—implying a Mahākāla shrine/seat as a powerful tīrtha within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa’s pilgrimage context.
Rātrijāgara—staying awake in devotional observance through the night in front of Mahākāla.