पुत्री जाता प्रमोदेन स्वजनानंदवर्धिनी । ततस्तस्या विलोक्याथ मुखं वर्करिकाकृति
putrī jātā pramodena svajanānaṃdavardhinī | tatastasyā vilokyātha mukhaṃ varkarikākṛti
歓喜のうちに一人の娘が生まれ、身内と民の喜びを増し広げた。だが彼女を見れば、その顔は雌山羊のごとき形であった。
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.
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.