तस्य कर्णोत्पलानाम जाता कन्या सुशोभना । बहुपुत्रस्य चैका सा सर्वलक्षणलक्षिता
tasya karṇotpalānāma jātā kanyā suśobhanā | bahuputrasya caikā sā sarvalakṣaṇalakṣitā
त्याच्या घरी ‘कर्णोत्पला’ नावाची अत्यंत शोभिवंत कन्या जन्मली. अनेक पुत्र असूनही तीच त्याची (विशेष) एकमेव कन्या, सर्व शुभलक्षणांनी युक्त होती.
Sūta (continued narration)
Scene: Royal maternity chamber: the newborn girl Karṇotpalā is presented, radiant and auspicious, with women attendants and brāhmaṇas noting signs.
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.