युधिष्ठिर उवाच । उत्पन्ना तु कथं तात विशल्या कपिला कथम् । कथं वा नर्मदापुत्रः शल्ययुक्तोऽभवन्मुने
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | utpannā tu kathaṃ tāta viśalyā kapilā katham | kathaṃ vā narmadāputraḥ śalyayukto'bhavanmune
Yudhiṣṭhira thưa rằng: Bạch tôn phụ, Viśalyā đã phát sinh như thế nào? Và Kapilā (bò thiêng) đã xuất hiện ra sao? Bạch hiền thánh, vì sao con của Narmadā lại bị śalya (mũi tên) găm trong thân?
Yudhiṣṭhira
Tirtha: Viśalyā (and associated Kapilā-related locus)
Type: kshetra
Listener: The sage narrator (addressed as ‘mune’, ‘tāta’)
Scene: A forest-river hermitage setting: Yudhiṣṭhira seated respectfully before a sage, hands in añjali, asking about Viśalyā, Kapilā, and Narmadā’s son; the river glimmers in the background, hinting at the forthcoming origin tale.
Purāṇic dharma is transmitted through inquiry: asking about a tīrtha’s origin reveals its deeper spiritual meaning and associated vows and merits.
Viśalyā tīrtha in the Revā (Narmadā) region, whose origin-story is being requested.
None in this verse; it introduces the narrative inquiry that will explain origins and merits.