Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 8
ततः फूत्कृत्य फूकृत्य दिवं यावन्न संदधे । कश्चिद्वाचं प्रसुप्तश्च तावत्तत्रैव चिंतयन्
tataḥ phūtkṛtya phūkṛtya divaṃ yāvanna saṃdadhe | kaścidvācaṃ prasuptaśca tāvattatraiva ciṃtayan
ثمّ أخذ يطلق مرارًا صوتًا عاليًا كالنَّفْخِ والنداء، ولم يطمئنّ إلى النوم برهةً؛ غير أنّه وهو يتفكّر في مكانه خفت صوته، فانحدر إلى النعاس.
Sūta (deduced)
Type: kshetra
Scene: The figure repeatedly makes a loud call into the dark; the sound seems to vanish into the sky; then he sits, thinking, eyelids heavy, and slumps into sleep beside the animals.
FAQs
Even a cautious seeker can be overtaken by human limitation; the tīrtha narrative uses ordinary vulnerability to reveal extraordinary divine outcomes.
Ajāgṛha’s surrounding forested spot where the pilgrim spends the night.
None; it narrates a circumstance (night halt) rather than a prescribed observance.