Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 37
पानीयं पातुकामेन चिन्तितं च मया पुनः । नापश्यत हि मां चैष सुप्तोऽपि न च बुध्यते
pānīyaṃ pātukāmena cintitaṃ ca mayā punaḥ | nāpaśyata hi māṃ caiṣa supto'pi na ca budhyate
ด้วยความปรารถนาจะดื่มน้ำ ข้าพเจ้าจึงครุ่นคิดอีกครั้งว่าจะทำอย่างไร แต่เขามิได้เห็นข้าพเจ้า และแม้หลับอยู่ก็ไม่ตื่นรู้
Narrator (a devotee/traveler) to a King (rājan)
Tirtha: Revā-tīra (episode locale)
Type: ghat
Listener: King (rājan)
Scene: The devotee stands near the sleeping man, eyes fixed on the brimming water, mind debating; the sleeper remains unmoved, deep in sleep.
FAQs
Even in need, one should act thoughtfully and avoid disturbing others without cause—especially in dhārmic settings.
The Revā (Narmadā) sacred landscape is the backdrop; the verse does not name a specific tīrtha.
No explicit ritual; it sets up a dharma question about whether to wake someone for one’s own need.