Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20
ब्रह्मचर्येण जागर्त्ति स पापैः संप्रमुच्यते । होमजाप्यसमाधिस्थो नृत्यगीतादिवादनैः
brahmacaryeṇa jāgartti sa pāpaiḥ saṃpramucyate | homajāpyasamādhistho nṛtyagītādivādanaiḥ
ब्रह्मचर्य पाळून जो जागरण करतो, तो पापांपासून पूर्ण मुक्त होतो. होम, जप व समाधीत स्थित राहून, तसेच भक्तिभावाने नृत्य-गीत व वादन अर्पण करूनही तो शुद्धीचे फल प्राप्त करतो.
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.
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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.