Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 56
पूजां च जागरं कृत्वा मुच्येत्पारुष्यपापतः । इत्याह स्कंदप्रीत्यर्थं स्वयं तत्र महेश्वरः
pūjāṃ ca jāgaraṃ kṛtvā mucyetpāruṣyapāpataḥ | ityāha skaṃdaprītyarthaṃ svayaṃ tatra maheśvaraḥ
At matapos isagawa ang pagsamba at ang pagpupuyat sa magdamag, ang tao’y napapalaya mula sa kasalanan ng kalupitan at kabagsikan. Gayon ang winika ni Maheśvara mismo roon, upang ikalugod ni Skanda.
Maheśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha: Pratijñeśvara
Type: kshetra
Scene: Night at the shrine: devotees keep vigil with lamps, singing and reciting; offerings before the liṅga. Maheśvara’s presence is felt as a blessing pronounced for Skanda’s delight; the mood is luminous and purifying.
FAQs
Devotion expressed through worship and vigilance reforms conduct—especially harshness—transforming the devotee through grace.
The instruction belongs to the Pratijñeśvara Liṅga-sthala context, where the vrata is to be performed.
Perform pūjā (ritual worship) and jāgaraṇa (night vigil) to obtain release from pāruṣya-pāpa.