वदनं चापि कन्यायाः पार्थ बर्करिकाकृति । श्रृणु तत्कारणं सर्वं महाश्चर्यसमन्वितम्
vadanaṃ cāpi kanyāyāḥ pārtha barkarikākṛti | śrṛṇu tatkāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ mahāścaryasamanvitam
Và gương mặt của thiếu nữ ấy nữa, hỡi Pārtha, có hình dáng như một “barkarī”. Hãy nghe trọn nguyên do của việc ấy—đầy những điều kỳ diệu lớn lao.
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.