तपस्तप्त्वा गतं मोक्षं येषां जन्म न चागमः । येन तत्र तपस्तप्तं कपिलेन महात्मना
tapastaptvā gataṃ mokṣaṃ yeṣāṃ janma na cāgamaḥ | yena tatra tapastaptaṃ kapilena mahātmanā
Après avoir pratiqué l’ascèse, ils atteignirent la mokṣa, et pour eux il n’y eut plus de retour à la naissance. C’est là que le magnanime Kapila accomplit ses austérités.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kāpila-tīrtha
Type: kshetra
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: Austere hermitage by the river: Kapila, radiant yet ascetic, seated in deep meditation; nearby rishis engaged in tapas; the air is still, with a subtle aura suggesting liberation and ‘no return’.
Austerity performed in a sanctified place culminates in mokṣa; true tapas leads to freedom from rebirth.
The place where Kapila performed tapas—within the Kapilā/Narmadā sacred region near Amarakanṭaka.
Tapas (austerity) is highlighted as the transformative discipline associated with this locale.