Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 43
मात्रा स्वस्रा दुहित्रा वा राजानं च तथा प्रभुम् । गुरुं चैवादितः कृत्वा शयानं न प्रबोधयेत्
mātrā svasrā duhitrā vā rājānaṃ ca tathā prabhum | guruṃ caivāditaḥ kṛtvā śayānaṃ na prabodhayet
मात्रा स्वस्रा दुहित्रा वा तथा राजानं प्रभुं च न शयानं प्रबोधयेत्। गुरुं चादितः प्रणम्य सत्कृत्य शयानं तं नोत्थापयेत्॥
Nārada (continuing his rationale)
Scene: An āśrama or palace interior at dawn: a revered guru/king resting on a low couch; a devotee stands with folded hands, restraining others from waking him, conveying quiet discipline.
FAQs
Sadācāra (right conduct) includes restraint and reverence—authority figures and teachers are not to be disturbed casually.
None; the verse is a general dharma maxim embedded in the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
A conduct rule: do not awaken a sleeping guru/king/lord; first render appropriate respect (ādara).