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ରାତିରେ ହରିଙ୍କ ପ୍ରିୟ ଭାଗବତ ପୁରାଣ ପଢ଼ିବା ଉଚିତ; ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟର ଆଲୋକ ଥିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଓ ଚନ୍ଦ୍ରାଲୋକିତ ରାତି ଥିବା ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ନିରନ୍ତର ପାଠ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa context within Māhātmya narration)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrim-inquirer
Scene: A circle of devotees reading from a manuscript of the Bhāgavata by lamplight; the reader sits on a low seat, listeners in attentive postures; sun and moon motifs indicate continuous recitation across day and night.
Devotional scripture-recitation (Bhāgavata pāṭha) is upheld as a powerful, time-sanctifying act, especially when joined to night-vigil.
Dvārakā, where Vaiṣṇava observances like Bhāgavata recitation are framed as especially meritorious.
Recite the Bhāgavata Purāṇa during the night (as part of jāgaraṇa), extending through the night’s watches and sacred time-cycles.