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Bhava Kutuhala · by Jivanatha Daivajna
Chapter 10 · A Woman's Body Marks
दशमोऽध्यायः
कुलक्षणविलक्षिता यदि सुताऽत्रसंजायतेश्रुतिस्मृति पथानया परमसोमवारव्रतम् ।विधाय तदनन्तरं रहसि कारयित्वाच्युतद्रुमेण हरिणा कृतोशुभघटेन पाणिग्रहम् ॥ १२५ ॥
A daughter may be born with marks the old texts link with hardship. She should keep the great Monday vow, by the way of the Shruti and Smriti. After that, in private, a marriage rite should be done for her. It uses a tree dear to Achyuta (Vishnu), Hari, and a pot that removes ill luck. (Our text is unclear here: the words for the tree, Hari and the pot do not join clearly.)
Simple meaning: For such a girl the old text advises a Monday vow and a private first rite with a sacred tree.
शुभेऽहनि कुमारिकाकरनिपीडनं कारये
Then she can be married on a lucky day to a long-lived groom, and this is no fault.
कुलक्षणैः कुयोगैश्च लक्षिता वनिता यदा ।
For such a woman the wise should have the marriage done by the method given before.
जीवनाथविदुषात्र कामिनी
Jivanatha says he has made clear the marks of women, drawn from Skanda, Agastya and Vyasa.