Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29
त्वत्प्रसादेन वै त्राताः सम्यक्छुद्धा महामुने । यदानीता त्वया गंगा गौतमी भूतलं प्रति
tvatprasādena vai trātāḥ samyakchuddhā mahāmune | yadānītā tvayā gaṃgā gautamī bhūtalaṃ prati
Nhờ ân phúc của ngài, bậc đại hiền, chúng con được cứu độ và thanh tịnh trọn vẹn—vì chính ngài đã đưa sông Gaṅgā xuống cõi đất này với danh hiệu Gautamī.
Tīrthas/Rivers and Holy Sites (collectively) addressing Gautama
Tirtha: Gautamī (Godāvarī)
Type: river
Listener: Not specified in excerpt
Scene: Rivers and devas address Gautama with folded hands, praising him for bringing the Gaṅgā to earth as the Gautamī; behind them a luminous river descends from celestial heights into earthly terrain, symbolizing grace and purification.
FAQs
The grace of a mahāmuni can manifest as sacred geography itself, turning the world into a field of purification.
Gautamī—Gaṅgā’s manifestation on earth associated with Sage Gautama (often identified in Purāṇic tradition with the Godāvarī tīrtha-complex).
Not explicit; the verse grounds later tīrtha-practices (snāna, worship) in the sanctity of Gautamī.