Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2
यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या शयने बोधने हरेः । उपवासपरो भूत्वा स गच्छेद्वैष्णवं पदम्
yastatpūjayate bhaktyā śayane bodhane hareḥ | upavāsaparo bhūtvā sa gacchedvaiṣṇavaṃ padam
यः शयने बोधने च हरेः तं भक्त्या पूजयति, उपवासपरः सन्, स वै वैष्णवं पदं गच्छति।
Sūta (contextual continuation)
Tirtha: Jalaśāyī-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka and the Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)
Scene: Devotees fasting, holding tulasī and lamps, worshiping Viṣṇu at two ritual moments: the ceremonial ‘putting to sleep’ (śayana) and ‘awakening’ (bodhana), with temple priests performing ārati.
FAQs
Bhakti joined with disciplined observance (fasting) is presented as a direct path to the Lord’s highest state.
The tīrtha of Jalaśāyī Hari introduced in the preceding verse; the benefit is linked to worship there/then.
Worship at Hari’s ‘reclining’ and ‘awakening’ observances, coupled with upavāsa (fasting).