ब्राह्मणा ऊचुः । या कन्या प्राप्नुयाज्जन्म चित्रासंस्थे दिवाकरे । चंद्रे वापि चतुर्दश्यां सा भवेद्विषकन्यका
brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ | yā kanyā prāpnuyājjanma citrāsaṃsthe divākare | caṃdre vāpi caturdaśyāṃ sā bhavedviṣakanyakā
ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନେ କହିଲେ—“ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଚିତ୍ରା ନକ୍ଷତ୍ରରେ ଥିବାବେଳେ, କିମ୍ବା ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର ଚତୁର୍ଦ୍ଦଶୀ ତିଥିରେ ଥିବାବେଳେ ଯେ କନ୍ୟା ଜନ୍ମ ନେଏ, ସେ ‘ବିଷକନ୍ୟା’ ବୋଲି ପରିଚିତ ହୁଏ।”
Brāhmaṇas
Listener: King Vṛka
Scene: Brāhmaṇas pronounce the astrological rule: Sun in Citrā or Moon on caturdaśī; a nakṣatra wheel and lunar phase are shown; the king reacts with controlled alarm.
Purāṇic literature frames worldly events through karma and cosmic timing, warning that ignorance of dharma-guided discernment can lead to suffering.
None is mentioned in this verse; the focus is on astrological characterization within the chapter’s narrative.
No ritual is prescribed; the verse provides a jyotiṣa-based classification.