Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 99
एवं कृत्वा तु सा रात्रि नीयते निद्रया विना । वेदघोषैः सुपुण्यैस्तु भारताख्यानवाचनैः
evaṃ kṛtvā tu sā rātri nīyate nidrayā vinā | vedaghoṣaiḥ supuṇyaistu bhāratākhyānavācanaiḥ
Setelah berbuat demikian, malam itu dilalui tanpa tidur, dipenuhi lantunan Veda yang amat berpahala serta pembacaan kisah-kisah Bhārata.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A lamp-lit night assembly in a sacred precinct: reciters chant Veda; another reads Bhārata narratives; pilgrims sit attentive, some with prayer beads, the sky dark with stars, temple lamps flickering.
FAQs
Wakeful devotion (jāgaraṇa) supported by sacred sound—Veda and Itihāsa—purifies the mind and deepens pilgrimage merit.
The practice is described within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra māhātmya of Prabhāsa, implying the vigil is kept in that sacred locale.
Spend the night without sleep in devotional vigil, with Vedic chanting and recitation/reading of Bhārata narratives.