Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28
उन्मीलिनी कृता येन रात्रौ जागरणान्विता । प्रभवंति न पापानि स्थूलसूक्ष्माणि तस्य तु
unmīlinī kṛtā yena rātrau jāgaraṇānvitā | prabhavaṃti na pāpāni sthūlasūkṣmāṇi tasya tu
Bagi orang yang berjaga pada malam hari dengan amalan vigilia (unmīlinī), dosa—sama ada kasar atau halus—tidak timbul padanya.
Narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya
Tirtha: Dvārakā/Prabhāsa Hari-jāgaraṇa (Unmīlinī)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A devotee sits upright through the night, eyes open (unmīlinī), counting beads; shadowy forms symbolizing ‘subtle sins’ dissolve in the lamp-light as dawn approaches.
FAQs
Spiritual wakefulness (jāgaraṇa) is portrayed as a strong purifier that prevents and destroys both subtle and overt sin.
The instruction belongs to the Dvārakā-māhātmya section of the Skanda Purāṇa.
Keeping vigil through the night (unmīlinī/jāgaraṇa) as a devotional observance.