Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 48
स नंदभद्रं धर्मिष्ठं पुनः पुनरसूयत । नास्तिकः स दुराचारः सत्यव्रत इति श्रुतः
sa naṃdabhadraṃ dharmiṣṭhaṃ punaḥ punarasūyata | nāstikaḥ sa durācāraḥ satyavrata iti śrutaḥ
وہ بار بار نہایت دین دار نندبھدر سے حسد کرتا رہا۔ وہ شخص منکرِ دین اور بدکردار تھا، مگر سننے میں آتا تھا کہ اسے ‘سَتیہ ورت’ یعنی سچ کی نذر ماننے والا کہا جاتا ہے۔
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)
Scene: A shadowy figure watches a serene, dharmic householder (Nandabhadra) from behind a pillar; the watcher’s face shows envy while the righteous man appears calm and luminous, suggesting inner purity vs outer pretense.
FAQs
Outer reputation cannot replace inner virtue; envy reveals moral decline even when one bears a lofty name.
No tīrtha is mentioned; the focus is on character and moral conflict.
None; the verse describes envy and hypocrisy as spiritual faults.