Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
श्रद्धायुक्तो नरो यो वा उपवासपरः शुचिः । करोति जागरं तस्य पुरतः श्रद्धयान्वितः । स याति परमं स्थानं जरामरणवर्जितम्
śraddhāyukto naro yo vā upavāsaparaḥ śuciḥ | karoti jāgaraṃ tasya purataḥ śraddhayānvitaḥ | sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ jarāmaraṇavarjitam
நம்பிக்கையுடன், தூய்மையுடன், நோன்பில் நிலைத்து, அவரின் முன்னிலையில் பக்தியுடன் இரவு முழுதும் விழித்திருப்பவன், முதுமை மரணம் அற்ற பரம பதத்தை அடைவான்।
Sūta
Tirtha: Mahākāla-pīṭha (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: General audience; addressed as instruction for ‘naraḥ’
Scene: Temple night vigil: devotees seated with lamps, some chanting, some meditating; the liṅga adorned; the sky dark outside while the sanctum glows; a symbolic gate opens to a radiant, ageless realm.
FAQs
Faithful austerity (fasting) and devotional vigilance are portrayed as direct paths to liberation-like attainment beyond decay and death.
The practice is framed in the Mahākāla context of Ujjayinī described in this adhyāya.
Observe fasting (upavāsa) and keep a devotional night vigil (jāgara) before the deity.