Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 96
सत्यव्रतस्य नाकम्पन्नंदभद्रो महामनाः । प्रहसन्निव तं प्राह स्वक्षोभ्यः सागरो यथा
satyavratasya nākampannaṃdabhadro mahāmanāḥ | prahasanniva taṃ prāha svakṣobhyaḥ sāgaro yathā
Si Nandabhadra, na may dakilang loob, ay hindi nanginig sa mga salita ni Satyavrata. Nakangiting tila nanunukso, siya’y nagsalita sa kanya—gaya ng karagatang di nayayanig ng sariling pag-alon.
Nārada (narrating); direct speech to follow by Nandabhadra
Listener: (Reader/audience)
Scene: Nandabhadra smiling gently, unshaken, facing Satyavrata; behind them, a symbolic ocean with rolling waves that do not disturb its depth.
FAQs
It frames the debate: Nandabhadra remains unperturbed and responds confidently, setting up a dharma-argument exchange.
None; it is narrative description.
None.