राक्षसीत्वं शिलात्वं च हित्वा स्वं रूपमागते । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्नातव्यं कपितीर्थके
rākṣasītvaṃ śilātvaṃ ca hitvā svaṃ rūpamāgate | tasmātsarvaprayatnena snātavyaṃ kapitīrthake
وقد نبذتا صفة الرākṣasī وحالة التَّحجُّر معًا، وعادتا إلى صورتهما الأصلية. فلذلك ينبغي للمرء، بكلّ جهد، أن يغتسل في كابيتيرثا.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; likely Sūta in Setu Khaṇḍa frame)
Tirtha: Kapitīrtha
Type: kund
Listener: Sages/dvijas
Scene: A didactic tableau: on one side, the discarded rākṣasī-shadow and stone-like curse imagery; on the other, the restored luminous forms of the apsarases. A narrator-sage points toward Kapitīrtha, urging pilgrims to bathe with full effort.
A tīrtha is a dharmic remedy: it helps one abandon degraded conditions and recover one’s rightful, pure identity.
Kapitīrtha is explicitly recommended as a must-bathe pilgrimage spot.
Sarvaprayatnena snātavyam—one should earnestly perform ritual bathing at Kapitīrtha.
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