ब्रह्मशाप विनिर्दग्धान्सर्वान्राजर्षिसत्तमः । महता तपसा भूमिमानिनाय त्रिवर्त्मगाम्
brahmaśāpa vinirdagdhānsarvānrājarṣisattamaḥ | mahatā tapasā bhūmimānināya trivartmagām
برہما کے شاپ سے جھلسے ہوئے سب کے لیے، اس بہترین راج رشی نے عظیم تپسیا کے زور سے تری ورتماگامنی (تین راہوں سے بہنے والی) گنگا کو دھرتی پر اتار لیا۔
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.