काशिराजसुता जाता सुन्दरीनाम विश्रुता । पूर्वाभ्यासाच्च कल्याणी बभूव परमा सती
kāśirājasutā jātā sundarīnāma viśrutā | pūrvābhyāsācca kalyāṇī babhūva paramā satī
وُلِدَتْ ابنةً لملكِ كاشي، واشتهرت باسم «سُندَري». وبفضلِ ممارستها الروحيةِ السابقة، غدتْ تلك المباركةُ امرأةً في غايةِ العفّةِ والفضيلةِ والإخلاص.
Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narration style)
Tirtha: Kāśī
Type: kshetra
Listener: Internal audience of the khāṇḍa’s dialogue frame (unspecified here)
Scene: A noble birth scene in Kāśī: the royal palace near the Gaṅgā, the infant named Sundarī, with subtle signs of innate devotion—Śiva symbols, calm gaze, auspicious omens.
Past devotional impressions (pūrvābhyāsa) carry forward, shaping a virtuous life and continued Śiva-oriented dharma.
Kāśī (Vārāṇasī) is invoked as a sacred royal birthplace, reinforcing its purāṇic sanctity.
No explicit rite; the verse highlights continuity of merit and virtue across births.