Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7
बहु पुत्रस्य चैका सा सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता । तस्मात्कर्णोत्पलानाम जायतां द्विजसत्तमाः
bahu putrasya caikā sā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā | tasmātkarṇotpalānāma jāyatāṃ dvijasattamāḥ
«Bien que j’aie de nombreux fils, elle seule est ma fille, marquée de tous les signes de bon augure. Ainsi, ô meilleurs des deux-fois-nés, que son nom soit “Karṇotpalā”.»
King (addressing the brāhmaṇas / dvija-sattamas)
Tirtha: Karṇotpalā (implied eponym)
Listener: dvijasattamāḥ (addressed audience)
Scene: A king in court, surrounded by brāhmaṇas, declares the auspicious name of his only daughter among many sons; the girl is shown with śubha-lakṣaṇas (auspicious marks), lotus imagery hinted by the name Karṇotpalā.
FAQs
Dharma is enacted through reverence to brāhmaṇic counsel and sanctified rites, which anchor personal events to sacred tradition.
Karṇotpalā Tīrtha, whose Māhātmya is being unfolded through the naming narrative.
Formal naming with brāhmaṇas present—publicly establishing the child’s auspicious name in a dharmic manner.