Gautama
Gautama
Gautama is a name used for more than one ṛshi, brāhmaṇa and devatā in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
People
- Gautama Maharshi: the husband of Ahalyā and one of the Saptarshis, through whose tapas the Godāvarī came to the earth; that account is told in Gautama and the Origin of the Godāvarī. Varāha Purāṇa, Chapter 71; Vāmana Purāṇa, Chapters 2, 4, 14, 26; Agni Purāṇa, Chapters 150, 162, 215, 278, 330; Bhavishya Purāṇa, Brahma Parva, Chapters 1–2, 33–36, 52, 125; Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Skandha 1, Chapters 9, 19; Skandha 8, Chapter 13; Skandha 9, Chapter 21
- Gautama of Tryambaka: a devotee of Bhagavān Śiva who lived at Tryambaka and honoured him with song and dance. Padma Purāṇa, Pātāla Khaṇḍa, Chapter 114; Śiva Purāṇa, Koṭi Rudra Saṃhitā, Chapters 24–27
- Gautama Kṛtaghna: the fallen brāhmaṇa of the Kṛtaghnopākhyāna, who killed his host, the crane king Nāḍījaṅgha, and was later revived at Nāḍījaṅgha’s request. Mahābhārata, Śānti Parva, Āpaddharma Parva, Chapters 168–173
Named in passing
- Gautama, the devatā: a devatā named Gautama, born when Kali remembered Śrī Hari, who spread the Bauddha dharma, told on Gautama and the Bauddha Kings. Bhavishya Purāṇa, Pratisarga Parva, Khaṇḍa 1, Chapter 6