Sage Gautama

Sage Gautama:

Lineage: Brahma > Angiras > Utathya > Dirghatamas > Gautama > Shatananda

◍ Association with Sri Rama: (Valmiki Ramayana)
• Sri Rama delivered Devi Ahalya from the curse of sage Gautama in the erstwhile Gautama Ashrama on the outskirts of Mithila.

◍ Association with Lord Shiva: (Shiva Purana)
• Sage Gautama performed penance in the Brahmagiri Mountain meditating on Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva relieved Gautama from the false accusation of brahmanas and released river Gautami Ganga (Godavari).

◍ Pilgrimages:
► Mithila - Ahilya Asthan (Darbhanga district, Bihar): Identified with the hermitage of sage Gautama.
► Nashik - Tryambakeshwar (Nashik district, Maharashtra): The place where sage Gautama brought river Godavari on Earth.

► Mithila - Darbhanga Ahilya Asthan
(Darbhanga district, Bihar)

Ahilya Asthan of Darbhanga is identified with the place where Sri Rama delivered Devi Ahalya from the curse of sage Gautama.

► Nashik - Tryambakeshwar Temple
(Nashik district, Maharashtra)

Nashik Tryambakeshwar Temple is identified with the Tryambakeshwara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.

Bharatavarsha - The Land of Gods and Sages:

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• Sacred Geography - Mountains - Rivers

• Festivals

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• Saints - Ramakrishna - Vivekananda - Ramana

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• Sanskrit

• Nature

• Arts and Sciences

• Bharatavarsha

Meditations on Earth, Life and Dharma: >>

Om, May there be Peace in Heaven,
May there be Peace in the Sky,
May there be Peace in the Earth,

(Shanti Mantra of Upanishad)

Preserve Nature,
And Nature will preserve Us,
Simplify Life,
And help Nature thrive,
Plant Trees,
And make our planet Green.

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