Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 9
सूत उवाच । शौनकेदं वचः श्रुत्वा फाल्गुनान्नारदो मुनिः । प्रहसन्निव बाभ्रव्यवदनं स निरैक्षत
sūta uvāca | śaunakedaṃ vacaḥ śrutvā phālgunānnārado muniḥ | prahasanniva bābhravyavadanaṃ sa niraikṣata
Sūta sprach: O Śaunaka, als der Weise Nārada diese Worte von Phālguna hörte, blickte er—lächelnd, als wolle er lachen—auf das Antlitz Bābhravyas.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sauti)
Tirtha: Naimiṣāraṇya (frame setting)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka
Scene: Sūta narrates to Śaunaka in a forest hermitage; in the inner vignette, Nārada smiles gently after hearing Phālguna, then turns his gaze toward Bābhravya, signaling an impending explanation.
FAQs
Purāṇic wisdom is transmitted through layered dialogue; the narrative signals a shift toward an explanatory response.
None in this verse; it is a narrative bridge within the chapter.
None.