भस्मीभूतांस्तु तान्दृष्ट्वा कपिलो मुनिसत्तमः । जगाम परमं शोकं चिन्त्यमानोऽथ किल्बिषम्
bhasmībhūtāṃstu tāndṛṣṭvā kapilo munisattamaḥ | jagāma paramaṃ śokaṃ cintyamāno'tha kilbiṣam
Thấy họ đã hóa thành tro bụi, Kapila—bậc tối thắng trong hàng hiền triết—chìm vào nỗi sầu sâu thẳm, rồi suy niệm về lỗi lầm đã xảy ra.
Narrator (contextual; likely Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)
Tirtha: Kapilāśrama / Sagara-putra-bhasma-sthāna (implied)
Type: kshetra
Listener: a king (rājendra)
Scene: A quiet aftermath: grey ash heaps where warriors stood; Kapila rises or looks upon them with softened eyes, hands lowered in sorrow, the fiery aura gone; the cave/āśrama feels still and heavy.
Even great sages embody compassion and moral reflection, turning calamity into a path toward purification.
The episode functions as the backstory for the sanctifying power of Kāpila-tīrtha in the Revā Khaṇḍa.
The verse hints at prāyaścitta (atonement), which is elaborated through tīrtha-acts in subsequent verses.