विप्र उवाच । मुनिः कपिलनामाहं नारदाय निवेद्यताम् । आगतः प्रार्थनायैव तच्छ्रुत्वाहमथाब्रवम्
vipra uvāca | muniḥ kapilanāmāhaṃ nāradāya nivedyatām | āgataḥ prārthanāyaiva tacchrutvāhamathābravam
برہمن نے کہا: “میں کپل نامی مُنی ہوں؛ یہ بات نارَد جی تک پہنچا دی جائے۔ میں صرف ایک درخواست لے کر آیا ہوں۔” یہ سن کر میں نے پھر جواب دیا۔
Kapila (as ‘vipra uvāca’); followed by Nārada’s narration
Listener: Implied audience; message intended for Nārada
Scene: A calm hermitage or assembly: Kapila introduces himself to a brāhmaṇa intermediary, requesting that his message be conveyed to Nārada; the listener responds with attentive composure.
Sages approach with purposeful requests tied to dharma; recognizing and responding to them becomes a path of merit.
The tīrtha assembly setting where Kapila arrives and initiates a dharmic request to Nārada.
A forthcoming prārthanā (petition) connected to dāna/meritorious giving is introduced.