गौतमेश्वरतीर्थानि त्रीणि रामेश्वरास्त्रयः । कपालेश्वरतीर्थानि त्रीणि हंसकृतानि च
gautameśvaratīrthāni trīṇi rāmeśvarāstrayaḥ | kapāleśvaratīrthāni trīṇi haṃsakṛtāni ca
கௌதமேஸ்வரத் தீர்த்தங்கள் மூன்று; ராமேஸ்வரங்களும் மூன்று. கபாலேஸ்வரத் தீர்த்தங்கள் மூன்று; ஹம்ஸக்ருத (ஹம்ஸனால் நிறுவப்பட்ட) புனிதத் தலங்களும் மூன்று.
A sage (muni), per the adhyāya’s narrative enumeration
Tirtha: Gautameśvara (3), Rāmeśvara (3), Kapāleśvara (3), Haṃsa-kṛta (3)
Type: kshetra
Listener: assembly of sages / pilgrims-instruction audience
Scene: Four triads of shrines along the river: Gautama with kamandalu near a liṅga; Rāma offering water to a liṅga; Kapāleśvara with skull-bowl symbolism subdued and reverent; a luminous Haṃsa marking three pure spots on the water.
Dharma is supported by pilgrimage and remembrance of Śiva through many consecrated tīrthas; sacred geography itself becomes a map of liberation-oriented practice.
Multiple Śaiva tīrthas in the Revā Khaṇḍa: the sets called Gautameśvara, Rāmeśvara, Kapāleśvara, and Haṃsakṛta.
No explicit rite is stated here; the verse functions as a catalog of visit-worthy tīrthas (implying snāna, darśana, and worship customary to such sites).