पुलस्त्य उवाच । एवमुक्ता च कपिला गता यत्र मृगाधिपः । अथासौ कपिलां दृष्ट्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । अब्रवीत्प्रश्रितं वाक्यं हर्षगद्गदया गिरा
pulastya uvāca | evamuktā ca kapilā gatā yatra mṛgādhipaḥ | athāsau kapilāṃ dṛṣṭvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ | abravītpraśritaṃ vākyaṃ harṣagadgadayā girā
Pulastya sprach: So angesprochen ging Kapilā dorthin, wo der Herr der Tiere war. Als er Kapilā erblickte, wurden seine Augen vor Staunen weit, und er sprach demütige Worte, mit vor Freude bebender Stimme.
Pulastya
Tirtha: Arbuda-pradeśa (episode locus)
Type: kshetra
Scene: Pulastya narrates: Kapilā arrives at the tiger’s place; the tiger, astonished with wide-open eyes, speaks gently, voice trembling with joy—an unexpected reversal of fear.
The presence of a truthful and virtuous person evokes reverence even in fearsome beings, hinting at dharma’s transformative influence.
This verse is narrative and does not explicitly glorify a named tīrtha; it belongs to the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography context.
None; it sets the scene for the ensuing dialogue and boon.