Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80
पुत्री जाता प्रमोदेन स्वजनानंदवर्धिनी । ततस्तस्या विलोक्याथ मुखं वर्करिकाकृति
putrī jātā pramodena svajanānaṃdavardhinī | tatastasyā vilokyātha mukhaṃ varkarikākṛti
Une fille naquit dans l’allégresse, augmentant la joie des siens et du peuple. Mais lorsqu’on la regarda, on vit que son visage avait la forme d’une chèvre.
Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)
Scene: A royal birth-chamber: attendants rejoice at the newborn girl, then recoil in stunned silence as her face is seen to resemble a she-goat; lamps, midwives, and palace textiles frame the moment of mixed joy and shock.
FAQs
Worldly joy can be mixed with karmic consequence; outward form may reflect past causes even amid auspicious birth.
Not directly named here; the narrative remains anchored in the earlier glorification of the Mahī–Sāgara-saṅgama.
None.