Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15
इत्येवं कृष्णसंदेशैः समाश्वास्योद्धवस्तदा । सुखं सुष्वाप शयने नन्दाद्यैरभिनंदितः
ityevaṃ kṛṣṇasaṃdeśaiḥ samāśvāsyoddhavastadā | sukhaṃ suṣvāpa śayane nandādyairabhinaṃditaḥ
Thus, comforted by Kṛṣṇa’s messages, Uddhava then slept peacefully upon his bed, honored and warmly welcomed by Nanda and the others.
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.