Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 95
जागरं विदधद्रात्रौ दीपं दत्त्वा तु सर्वशः । होमं च कारयेद्विप्रो नियतात्मा शुचिव्रतः
jāgaraṃ vidadhadrātrau dīpaṃ dattvā tu sarvaśaḥ | homaṃ ca kārayedvipro niyatātmā śucivrataḥ
เมื่อเฝ้าตื่นตลอดราตรี และถวายประทีปทั่วทุกทิศแล้ว พราหมณ์ผู้สำรวมจิต ผู้ถือพรตอันบริสุทธิ์ พึงให้ประกอบพิธีโหมะด้วย
Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa framework)
Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A disciplined brāhmaṇa keeps night-vigil in Ayodhyā, rows of oil-lamps glowing around a shrine; a small homa-kuṇḍa burns steadily as offerings are made in silence and purity.
FAQs
Devotion is strengthened by disciplined practice—vigil, offerings of light, and sanctifying fire-rites.
Ayodhyā, where the Pauṣa vrata and its ritual regimen are being taught.
Jāgara at night, dīpa-dāna (lamp offerings), and homa—performed with purity and self-restraint.