दक्षिणे नर्मदातीरे कपिला तु महानदी । सरलार्जुनसंछन्ना खदिरैरुपशोभिता
dakṣiṇe narmadātīre kapilā tu mahānadī | saralārjunasaṃchannā khadirairupaśobhitā
نرمدا کے جنوبی کنارے پر عظیم ندی کپِلا بہتی ہے؛ وہ سرل اور ارجن کے درختوں سے ڈھکی ہوئی اور خدیر کے درختوں سے مزین ہے۔
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.