स एकदा जातकलक्षणज्ञानाहूय साधून्द्विजमुख्यवृंदान् । कुतूहलेनाभिनिविष्टचेताः पप्रच्छ कन्याजनने फलानि
sa ekadā jātakalakṣaṇajñānāhūya sādhūndvijamukhyavṛṃdān | kutūhalenābhiniviṣṭacetāḥ papraccha kanyājanane phalāni
وذات مرة استدعى جماعةً من سادة البراهمة الأتقياء، العارفين بعلم المواليد وعلامات اليُمن؛ وبقلبٍ مشدودٍ إلى الفضول سأل عن ثمرات وعواقب ولادة البنت.
Unknown (narrative voice within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa; likely the main narrator)
Scene: A scholarly assembly: the king invites senior Brahmins with manuscripts/astrolabes; they sit in a semicircle, discussing auspicious marks and destiny of the newborn girl.
Dharma includes thoughtful inquiry into auspiciousness and responsibility, approached through learned and virtuous counsel.
No tīrtha is referenced; the scene is a royal consultation with learned Brahmins.
Consultation with jātaka/lakṣaṇa experts is described, implying attention to auspicious signs and dharmic planning.