Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 70
वदनं चापि कन्यायाः पार्थ बर्करिकाकृति । श्रृणु तत्कारणं सर्वं महाश्चर्यसमन्वितम्
vadanaṃ cāpi kanyāyāḥ pārtha barkarikākṛti | śrṛṇu tatkāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ mahāścaryasamanvitam
હે પાર્થ, તે કન્યાનું મુખ પણ બર્કરી જેવી આકૃતિ ધરાવતું હતું. મહા આશ્ચર્યથી યુક્ત તેનું સર્વ કારણ સાંભળ.
Śrī Nārada (continuing narrative)
Tirtha: Staṃbha-tīrtha (contextual)
Type: tirtha
Listener: Pārtha
Scene: A narrator addresses ‘Pārtha’, pointing to a maiden with an unusual goat-like (barkarī) facial form; the moment is a narrative hinge inviting the listener into a marvel-filled backstory.
FAQs
Purāṇas teach that unusual events have karmic and dharmic causes worth hearing with faith and attention.
A specific site is not yet named in this verse, but the narrative is moving toward a localized account.
None; it introduces a cause-and-wonder narrative.