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
ପୁଲସ୍ତ୍ୟ କହିଲେ—ଏଭଳି କୁହାଯାଇ କପିଲା ଯେଉଁଠାରେ ମୃଗାଧିପତି ଥିଲା ସେଠାକୁ ଗଲା। ତାକୁ ଦେଖି ସେ ଆଶ୍ଚର୍ୟରେ ଫୁଲ୍ଲ ନୟନ ହୋଇ, ହର୍ଷରେ ଗଦ୍ଗଦ କଣ୍ଠରେ ବିନୟବାକ୍ୟ କହିଲା।
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.