Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5
युवतीनादमाकर्ण्य यथा निद्रा न जायते । जागरे चैवमेव स्यात्तत्कथानां च कीर्तने
yuvatīnādamākarṇya yathā nidrā na jāyate | jāgare caivameva syāttatkathānāṃ ca kīrtane
Assim como, ao ouvir as vozes de jovens donzelas, o sono não surge—do mesmo modo, na vigília, o sono é dissipado pelo canto e pela recitação de Suas narrativas sagradas.
Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya didactic style within Skanda Purāṇa)
Tirtha: Dvārakā
Type: kshetra
Listener: nareśvara (king)
Scene: A night vigil circle: singers and storytellers animate the crowd; lamps flicker; devotees’ eyes wide and joyful; the simile can be shown as a split-scene—worldly voices causing wakefulness contrasted with sacred kathā causing wakefulness.
FAQs
Hari-kathā and kīrtana are practical means to sustain wakefulness and deepen devotion during the vigil.
Dvārakā, as the broader setting of the Dvārakā Māhātmya.
Kīrtana and narration of the Lord’s stories (tatkathā) as the recommended practice during jāgaraṇa.