कृतस्य करणं नास्ति तस्मात्पापविनाशनम् । गत्वा तु कापिलं तीर्थं मोचयाम्यघमात्मनः
kṛtasya karaṇaṃ nāsti tasmātpāpavināśanam | gatvā tu kāpilaṃ tīrthaṃ mocayāmyaghamātmanaḥ
Was getan ist, kann nicht ungetan werden; darum werde ich zur Vernichtung der Sünde zum Kāpila-Tīrtha gehen und mich von innerer Befleckung lösen.
Kapila (inferred; first-person resolve)
Tirtha: Kāpila-tīrtha
Type: ghat
Listener: Ṛṣis (frame typical; not explicit)
Scene: Kapila resolves to journey to Kāpila-tīrtha; he stands with staff and waterpot, gaze steady, with the Narmadā’s sacred current envisioned ahead as purifier of inner taint.
When harm has occurred, dharma advises repentance and purification through sacred acts rather than denial.
Kāpila-tīrtha, a Revā (Narmadā) pilgrimage spot associated with Sage Kapila.
Undertaking a tīrtha-visit to Kāpila-tīrtha specifically for pāpa-vināśana (sin-destruction).