वदनं चापि कन्यायाः पार्थ बर्करिकाकृति । श्रृणु तत्कारणं सर्वं महाश्चर्यसमन्वितम्
vadanaṃ cāpi kanyāyāḥ pārtha barkarikākṛti | śrṛṇu tatkāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ mahāścaryasamanvitam
اے پارتھ! اُس کنواری کا چہرہ بھی برکری کی مانند صورت والا تھا۔ اس کا پورا سبب سنو—جو بڑے تعجب سے بھرپور ہے۔
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.
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.