Shloka 2
Gaṅgā-Avataraṇa and the Naming of Gaṅgādvāra (गङ्गावतरणम्—गङ्गाद्वारप्रसिद्धिः)
यैर्विप्रैर्गौतमायेव दुःखं दत्तं दुरात्मभिः । तेषां किंच ततो जातमुच्यतां व्यास सद्गुरो
yairviprairgautamāyeva duḥkhaṃ dattaṃ durātmabhiḥ | teṣāṃ kiṃca tato jātamucyatāṃ vyāsa sadguro
O Vyāsa, true Guru—please tell what further consequence arose for those wicked-minded brāhmaṇas by whom suffering was inflicted upon Gautama.
Suta Goswami
Tattva Level: pasha
Sthala Purana: The query focuses on the karmic/ethical fallout for brāhmaṇas who wronged Gautama—typical tīrtha-māhātmya framing where adharma leads to bondage and subsequent remedial purification through sacred descent and bathing.
Significance: Highlights the purāṇic principle that offenses to sages (ṛṣi-apacāra) bind the offender; expiation is sought through tīrtha and Śiva-oriented rites.
FAQs
The verse highlights the inescapability of karma: causing suffering to a righteous sage brings inevitable consequences, and the Purana urges inquiry into dharma so one turns back toward Shiva-centered purification and right conduct.
In Kotirudrasaṃhitā, narratives of fault and consequence commonly lead to Shiva’s grace through Saguna worship—approaching the Jyotirlinga/Linga with humility, confession, and devotion as the remedial path for transgression.
The implied takeaway is repentance followed by Shaiva expiation—japa of the Panchakshara (Om Namaḥ Śivāya), respectful pilgrimage/service at a Jyotirlinga, and adopting purifying disciplines such as bhasma (Tripuṇḍra) and Rudrākṣa with ethical restraint.