Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
इत्येवं कृष्णसंदेशैः समाश्वास्योद्धवस्तदा । सुखं सुष्वाप शयने नन्दाद्यैरभिनंदितः
ityevaṃ kṛṣṇasaṃdeśaiḥ samāśvāsyoddhavastadā | sukhaṃ suṣvāpa śayane nandādyairabhinaṃditaḥ
So wurde Uddhava durch Kṛṣṇas Botschaften getröstet; darauf schlief er friedvoll auf seinem Lager ein, von Nanda und den anderen geehrt und willkommen geheißen.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā-māhātmya)
Tirtha: Vraja (as līlā-kṣetra within the narrative)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Uddhava, consoled by Kṛṣṇa’s words, is respectfully welcomed by Nanda and elders; night falls and he sleeps peacefully on a simple bed in a cowherd home.
FAQs
Honoring the Lord’s devotee and messenger is itself devotion; hospitality and respect are integral to Purāṇic dharma.
The episode belongs to Dvārakā-māhātmya, while the action unfolds in Vraja, sanctified by Kṛṣṇa’s līlā and remembrance.
No formal rite; the implied dharma is atithi-satkāra—welcoming and honoring a guest/saint.