Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43
एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभागः पुरुषेण विजानता । दिवा तत्कर्म कर्तव्यं येन रात्रौ सुखं स्वपेत्
evaṃ jñātvā mahābhāgaḥ puruṣeṇa vijānatā | divā tatkarma kartavyaṃ yena rātrau sukhaṃ svapet
Mengetahui demikian, orang yang berbahagia dan bijaksana hendaknya berbuat pada siang hari sedemikian rupa, sehingga pada malam hari ia dapat tidur dalam damai.
Atithi (inferred)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A pilgrim completes daytime duties—offering at a shrine, giving alms—then lies down at night under a calm sky, sleeping peacefully; the contrast with restless craving is implied.
FAQs
Live with discernment and integrity so the conscience is calm and sleep becomes peaceful.
The counsel is delivered within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya setting of the Nāgara-khaṇḍa.
No specific rite; it prescribes dhārmic conduct as a daily discipline.