दक्षिणे नर्मदातीरे कपिला तु महानदी । सरलार्जुनसंछन्ना खदिरैरुपशोभिता
dakṣiṇe narmadātīre kapilā tu mahānadī | saralārjunasaṃchannā khadirairupaśobhitā
నర్మదా నదికి దక్షిణ తీరమున కపిలా అనే మహానది ఉంది; అది సరళ, అర్జున వృక్షాలతో కప్పబడి, ఖదిర వృక్షాలతో శోభిల్లుచున్నది।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha: Kapilā/Kāpila-tīrtha (implied)
Type: sangam
Listener: nṛpa (king)
Scene: A wide southern bank of the Narmadā with the Kapilā river flowing nearby; dense sarala and arjuna trees arch over the water; khadira trees punctuate the grove; the atmosphere is cool, green, and secluded.
Sacredness is expressed through divine geography—rivers and forests become carriers of purity and pilgrimage merit.
The Kapilā river-region on the southern bank of the Narmadā near the Amarakanṭaka sacred landscape.
No explicit ritual is stated; the verse situates the pilgrim in a sanctified natural setting.