Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56
एवं सर्वा निशा सा च गीतवाद्यादिनिःस्वनैः । तासां चैवाग्रतो नेया नैव निद्रां समाचरेत्
evaṃ sarvā niśā sā ca gītavādyādiniḥsvanaiḥ | tāsāṃ caivāgrato neyā naiva nidrāṃ samācaret
ดังนี้ตลอดทั้งคืนพึงผ่านไปท่ามกลางเสียงขับร้องและดนตรี และควรอยู่ต่อหน้าพระองค์นั้น ไม่พึงปล่อยตนให้หลับใหล
Lakṣmī (contextual instruction within the vrata narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A temple courtyard at night: devotees seated in circles, singing; drums and cymbals keep rhythm; lamps and torches illuminate the shrine; the worshipper stays awake near the women/attendants (tāsām agrataḥ) in respectful proximity.
FAQs
Wakeful, joyful remembrance (jāgaraṇa) is presented as a disciplined form of devotion that sustains sacred attention through the night.
The setting is a tīrtha-centered rite (Tīrthamāhātmya); the verse emphasizes devotional conduct at such a sacred locale rather than naming it.
Conduct a night vigil with devotional music and avoid sleeping.