Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 92
एवं स भगवान्प्राह सुप्तस्तत्र जनार्दनः । किं वा तस्य ज्वरो जातो महती वेदनापि च
evaṃ sa bhagavānprāha suptastatra janārdanaḥ | kiṃ vā tasya jvaro jāto mahatī vedanāpi ca
ดังนั้นพระผู้เป็นเจนารทนะ แม้บรรทมอยู่ ณ ที่นั้น ก็ตรัสว่า “เขาเกิดไข้ขึ้นหรือ และมีความปวดร้าวใหญ่หลวงด้วยหรือไม่?”
Narrator (contextual; describing Janārdana speaking while in śayana)
Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (as the setting of Janārdana’s śayana)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Janārdana is shown in sacred repose; attendants or devotees look on with worried tenderness, asking whether fever or pain has arisen, turning human concern into devotional intimacy.
FAQs
The māhātmya frames ritual time through a vivid divine narrative, making sacred observances feel personally connected to the deity’s state.
The ‘there’ refers to the tīrtha-setting of the chapter, later identified with Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra associated with Janārdana’s śayana.
No direct rite is prescribed here; it advances the narrative context for the śayana/bodhana-related observances.