ब्रह्मशाप विनिर्दग्धान्सर्वान्राजर्षिसत्तमः । महता तपसा भूमिमानिनाय त्रिवर्त्मगाम्
brahmaśāpa vinirdagdhānsarvānrājarṣisattamaḥ | mahatā tapasā bhūmimānināya trivartmagām
ब्रह्मशापाने दग्ध झालेल्या सर्वांचा उद्धार व्हावा म्हणून त्या श्रेष्ठ राजर्षीने महान तपाने त्रिवर्त्मगामिनी गंगेला पृथ्वीवर अवतरविले.
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.