If Padma Purana is written by Vyasadeva then how can the Damodarashtakam in it Purana be composed by Satyavrata Muni?

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Question. When the Padma Purana is composed by Vyasadev and the Damodar Ashtakam comes in the Padma Purana and it is said that the Damodar Ashtakam is composed by Satyavrat Muni. So, if the Padma Purana is written by Vyasadev, then how can Satyavrat Muni’s composition come over there? Answer.
The Padma Purana is like other Puranas put in written form by Vyasadev. Just like in the Bhagavatam, we have the Gopi Gita. The Bhagavatam is also written down by Vyasadev, but Vyasadev is reporting the songs that the Gopis have composed.
Or we have the Rudra Gita, where Vyasadev is reporting the song that Rudra spoke while instructing the Prachetas. Similarly, in general, the scriptures are a set of nested conversations. So, in one of the conversations in the Padma Purana, Vyasadev is reporting a narration given by Satyavrat Muni.
And within that narration, he is describing the glories of Lord Damodar through this Damodar Ashtakam. So, Vyasadev is the compiler and the author, in the sense that he’s putting things on written form. But he’s also describing various events that happened at different times.
And one of the events is Satyavrat Muni is reciting this Damodar Ashtakam. Thank you.