धन्येयं गौतमी गंगा गौतमोऽयं महातपाः । यत्प्रसादेन सर्वेषां कल्याणं समुपस्थितम्
dhanyeyaṃ gautamī gaṃgā gautamo'yaṃ mahātapāḥ | yatprasādena sarveṣāṃ kalyāṇaṃ samupasthitam
Gesegnet ist diese Gautamī-Gaṅgā, und gesegnet ist dieser große Asket Gautama; durch dessen Gnade das Heil aller nun zur Erfüllung gelangt ist.
Nārada (contextual; continuing his appreciative speech)
Tirtha: Gautamī Gaṅgā (Godāvarī)
Type: river
Listener: addressed assembly of devotees/sages
Scene: A luminous riverbank scene: the Gautamī (Godāvarī) flowing clear; sage Gautama in austere posture; devotees offering water and flowers; an atmosphere of collective auspiciousness arising from ṛṣi-prasāda.
Holy rivers and realized sages are celebrated as channels of grace that bring auspicious welfare to communities of pilgrims.
Gautamī Gaṅgā (Godāvarī) is explicitly praised, alongside the sanctifying presence of Ṛṣi Gautama.
No direct prescription; the verse functions as thanksgiving for the grace enabling auspicious attainment.