Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14
अत्रोपवासः केनापि कृतः क्रतुशताधिकैः । रात्रौ जागरणं पुण्यं कल्पकोटितपोऽधिकम्
atropavāsaḥ kenāpi kṛtaḥ kratuśatādhikaiḥ | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ puṇyaṃ kalpakoṭitapo'dhikam
یہاں کسی کے بھی کیے ہوئے اُپواس کا پُنّیہ سو یَگیوں سے بڑھ کر ہے؛ اور رات بھر جاگَرَن کرنا پاکیزہ ہے—کروڑوں کلپوں کی تپسیا سے بھی زیادہ۔
Deductive: Purāṇic narrator within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (likely Sūta-style narration to sages)
Type: kshetra
Scene: A night-long vigil in a temple courtyard: devotees seated with lamps, chanting; some stand in meditation; the Śiva shrine glows while symbolic ‘hundreds of sacrifices’ fade into the background, indicating surpassed merit.
FAQs
Simple disciplines—fasting and vigil—when aligned with sacred time carry immense spiritual potency.
Not specified; “here” refers to the ritual context being described in this adhyāya.
Observe upavāsa (fasting) and perform rātri-jāgaraṇa (night-long vigil).