Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 95
जागरं विदधद्रात्रौ दीपं दत्त्वा तु सर्वशः । होमं च कारयेद्विप्रो नियतात्मा शुचिव्रतः
jāgaraṃ vidadhadrātrau dīpaṃ dattvā tu sarvaśaḥ | homaṃ ca kārayedvipro niyatātmā śucivrataḥ
Dengan berjaga sepanjang malam serta mempersembahkan pelita di segala penjuru, brāhmaṇa yang menguasai diri dan suci dalam nazar hendaklah juga menyuruh dilaksanakan homa (upacara api).
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa framework)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined brāhmaṇa keeps night-vigil in Ayodhyā, rows of oil-lamps glowing around a shrine; a small homa-kuṇḍa burns steadily as offerings are made in silence and purity.
FAQs
Devotion is strengthened by disciplined practice—vigil, offerings of light, and sanctifying fire-rites.
Ayodhyā, where the Pauṣa vrata and its ritual regimen are being taught.
Jāgara at night, dīpa-dāna (lamp offerings), and homa—performed with purity and self-restraint.