कृतस्य करणं नास्ति तस्मात्पापविनाशनम् । गत्वा तु कापिलं तीर्थं मोचयाम्यघमात्मनः
kṛtasya karaṇaṃ nāsti tasmātpāpavināśanam | gatvā tu kāpilaṃ tīrthaṃ mocayāmyaghamātmanaḥ
Lo hecho no puede deshacerse; por ello, para destruir el pecado, iré al Kāpila-tīrtha y me libraré de la mancha interior.
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).