Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 68
ततः स पार्थिवस्ते च सर्व एव द्विजातयः । प्रचक्रुर्जागरं तस्य महाकालस्य संनिधौ
tataḥ sa pārthivaste ca sarva eva dvijātayaḥ | pracakrurjāgaraṃ tasya mahākālasya saṃnidhau
Bấy giờ, vị vua ấy cùng tất cả những bậc “nhị sinh” đều thực sự giữ lễ thức canh thức ngay trước sự hiện diện của Mahākāla.
Sūta (narrative continuation)
Tirtha: Mahākāla-sthāna
Type: temple
Scene: The king and a gathered body of brāhmaṇas keep awake through the night before Mahākāla’s shrine; the sanctum glows with lamps; priests sit with Vedic implements; the king remains seated in disciplined devotion.
FAQs
Devotion becomes most potent when performed at the deity’s saṃnidhi (sacred presence), uniting rulers and sages in shared dharma.
Mahākāla’s immediate sacred presence—i.e., the Mahākāla shrine/kṣetra (traditionally Ujjain).
Performing jāgaraṇa (night vigil) specifically in the presence of Mahākāla.