According to legend this place is related to Maharishi Kardam and Devhuti.
Kapila was the son of Maharshi Kardam. It is believed that the Vedic sage
Kapila was the devotee of Lord
Shiva. He established
Shivlinga at the Kakraul village known as
Kapileshwar Sthan. There was an Ashram of Kapila where he developed and wrote the Shankhya Shastra of the Indian philosophy. There he taught his Shankhya Shastra to his disciples for many years. Seerdhawaja
Janaka the king of
Mithila also came here to study the Shankhya Shastra from the Vedic sage Kapila. This is the attractive tourist destination for Hindu pilgrims in the Mithila region. Hindu devotees from different parts of the district and the entire Mithila come here to worship the Shivlinga of the
Kapileshwar Sthan temple. == References ==