ब्रह्मशाप विनिर्दग्धान्सर्वान्राजर्षिसत्तमः । महता तपसा भूमिमानिनाय त्रिवर्त्मगाम्
brahmaśāpa vinirdagdhānsarvānrājarṣisattamaḥ | mahatā tapasā bhūmimānināya trivartmagām
Ce meilleur des rois-sages, par une grande austérité, fit descendre sur la terre la (Gaṅgā) qui chemine par les trois voies, pour tous ceux consumés par la malédiction de Brahmā.
Skanda (context continuation)
Tirtha: Gaṅgā (Trivartma-gā)
Type: river
Listener: Agastya
Scene: Bhagīratha’s tapas culminates in the miraculous descent of Gaṅgā, envisioned as a radiant river-goddess traversing three realms to cleanse the curse-burnt.
Severe tapas undertaken for others’ welfare is celebrated as a world-benefiting dharmic act.
Gaṅgā’s descent is the prelude to her sanctifying presence in Kāśī and Maṇikarṇikā.
Tapas (austerity) as the means to invoke divine grace and accomplish sacred aims.