Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 155
निद्राभिभूतः शोकेन श्रमेणैव तु खेदितः । पुनस्तच्चार्धरात्रे तु तस्य भार्या युधिष्ठिर
nidrābhibhūtaḥ śokena śrameṇaiva tu kheditaḥ | punastaccārdharātre tu tasya bhāryā yudhiṣṭhira
Dikuasai oleh tidur, letih oleh duka dan kepayahan, ia pun berbaring. Lalu pada tengah malam, wahai Yudhiṣṭhira, istrinya kembali memandangnya.
Sūta (deduced); the vocative suggests narration addressed to Yudhiṣṭhira within a frame-story
Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira
Scene: A dim household interior at midnight: a grief-stricken man asleep from exhaustion; his wife awake, watching with anxious foreboding; oil-lamp glow, deep shadows, sense of impending revelation.
FAQs
Unresolved wrongdoing creates persistent distress that surfaces in intimate domestic life, urging truth and rectification.
The broader episode remains anchored in the Revā–Eraṇḍī Saṅgama tīrtha context.
None explicitly; the verse transitions toward disclosure and moral instruction.