Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32
प्रह्लाद उवाच । एवमुक्तो मुनिस्तैस्तु चिन्ताकुलितमानसः । नारदस्य मुखं वीक्ष्य प्रहसन्गौतमोऽब्रवीत्
prahlāda uvāca | evamukto munistaistu cintākulitamānasaḥ | nāradasya mukhaṃ vīkṣya prahasangautamo'bravīt
ପ୍ରହ୍ଲାଦ କହିଲେ—ସେମାନେ ଏଭଳି କହିବାରୁ ମୁନିଙ୍କ ମନ ଚିନ୍ତାରେ ବ୍ୟାକୁଳ ହେଲା। ନାରଦଙ୍କ ମୁଖ ଦେଖି ଗୌତମ ହସି କହିଲେ।
Prahlāda
Scene: Gautama, momentarily concerned, glances at Nārada; Nārada’s serene face prompts Gautama’s smile as he begins to answer; Prahlāda narrates from the side like a storyteller.
FAQs
In dharmic crises, wise counsel and calm insight—often mediated by saintly advisors—restore clarity.
The verse is transitional; it supports the Gautamī tīrtha narrative within Dvārakā Māhātmya.
None; it introduces Gautama’s response, likely leading to a dharmic solution.