Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4
तस्य कर्णोत्पलानाम जाता कन्या सुशोभना । बहुपुत्रस्य चैका सा सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता
tasya karṇotpalānāma jātā kanyā suśobhanā | bahuputrasya caikā sā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā
তেওঁৰ ঘৰত কৰ্ণোৎপলা নামে এক দীপ্তিময়ী কন্যা জন্মিল, অতি শোভাময়ী। বহু পুত্ৰ থাকিলেও, তাই একমাত্ৰ উল্লেখযোগ্য কন্যা, সকলো শুভ লক্ষণে লক্ষিতা।
Sūta (continued narration)
Scene: Royal maternity chamber: the newborn girl Karṇotpalā is presented, radiant and auspicious, with women attendants and brāhmaṇas noting signs.
FAQs
Auspicious destiny in Purāṇic storytelling often signals an upcoming sacred event connected to a tīrtha’s manifestation.
The verse belongs to the Karṇotpalā Tīrtha Māhātmya, introducing the figure whose name aligns with the tīrtha.
None; it is narrative description.
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