Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 54
एवं दृष्ट्वा तदा नंदी विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । आश्चर्यं परमं गत्वा किञ्चिन्नेवाब्रवीत्पुनः
evaṃ dṛṣṭvā tadā naṃdī vismayotphullalocanaḥ | āścaryaṃ paramaṃ gatvā kiñcinnevābravītpunaḥ
Vendo isso então, Nandin, com os olhos arregalados de assombro, entrou no mais alto maravilhamento e, em seguida, falou de novo, apenas um pouco.
Narrator (contextual narration)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Implied audience; immediate speaker is Nandin preparing to address Śiva
Scene: Nandin, overwhelmed, pauses—speech restrained—then begins to speak again, posture reverent; the reed-stalk and subtle sages remain as the wondrous backdrop.
FAQs
Awe (vismaya) is portrayed as a natural response when divine reality breaks ordinary limits, preparing the mind for deeper teaching.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such revelatory moments are narrated as part of its greatness.
None; it is a narrative transition highlighting devotional astonishment.