Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 103
नन्दभद्र उवाच । नमस्तुभ्यमबालाय बालरूपाय धीमते । को भवांस्तत्त्वतो वेत्तुमिच्छामि त्वां शुचिस्मितम्
nandabhadra uvāca | namastubhyamabālāya bālarūpāya dhīmate | ko bhavāṃstattvato vettumicchāmi tvāṃ śucismitam
নন্দভদ্ৰ ক’লে: তোমাক নমস্কাৰ—তুমি বালক নহওঁ, তথাপি বালৰূপ ধাৰণ কৰা আৰু তুমি ধীমান। তুমি তত্ত্বতঃ কোন? হে শুচি-স্মিত, মই তোমাক জানিব বিচাৰোঁ।
Nandabhadra
Listener: Child-form wise being (identity queried)
Scene: Nandabhadra bows to a radiant child-form figure whose eyes show deep wisdom; the moment is charged with wonder and respectful questioning.
FAQs
True wisdom may appear in unexpected forms; sincere inquiry into tattva (reality) is praised.
No holy site is named in this verse; it frames a dialogue within the chapter’s teaching context.
None; the verse centers on reverence (namas) and the quest to know the truth.