The Sadguru said:
There, the great-minded King Uparicara Vasu, while on a pilgrimage, reached the hermitage of Kaṇva along with his wife.
śrīsadgururuvāca
tatroparicaro rājā vasustīrthāṭanaṃ caran
kaṇvāśramapadaṃ bheje patnyā saha mahāmatiḥ
तत्र · tatra — there
उपरिचरः · uparicaraḥ — the king named Uparicara
राजा · rājā — the king
वसुः · vasuḥ — Vasu
तीर्थाटनम् · tīrthāṭanam — pilgrimage
चरन् · caran — wandering/performing
कण्वाश्रमपदम् · kaṇvāśramapadam — the hermitage of Kaṇva
भेजे · bheje — reached/resorted to
पत्न्या · patnyā — with his wife
सह · saha — along with
महामतिः · mahāmatiḥ — great-minded
महामतिः उपरिचरः राजा वसुः तीर्थाटनं चरन् पत्न्या सह कण्वाश्रमपदं भेजे।
there · the king named Uparicara · the king · Vasu · pilgrimage · wandering/performing · the hermitage of Kaṇva · reached/resorted to · with his wife · along with · great-minded
This verse introduces the protagonist, King Uparicara Vasu, and sets the scene at the sacred hermitage of Sage Kaṇva, establishing the devotional atmosphere of the pilgrimage.