Āgneya Tīrtha (Gautamī’s Mouth)
Āgneya Tīrtha · āgneya-tīrtha, “the tīrtha of Agni”
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Āgneya Tīrtha is a tīrtha in front of Somatīrtha, near the place where the Gautamī Gaṅgā meets the eastern sea. Agni performed great yajñas here, and having pleased Brahmā by them, obtained what he desired by Brahmā’s grace. Brahmā, Vishṇu and Śiva dwell at this tīrtha for ever for the good of the world. Brahmā tells Nārada of it in the last chapter of the Gautamī Māhātmya of the Brahma Purāṇa.
Where it lies
In that chapter the Gautamī joins the eastern sea, praised by the ṛshis, and Bhagavān Śiva and Bhagavān Hari reveal themselves there. Brahmā names the tīrthas of the confluence: Gautameśvara, Brahmeśvara, Cakrapāṇi, the Aindra-tīrtha (Hayamūrdhaka) and Somatīrtha, where Soma was obtained for Indra. In front of Somatīrtha is the Āgneya-tīrtha. Beyond it is the Āditya Tīrtha, where Sūrya comes every day.
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 104
Agni’s yajñas
Agni performed great yajñas at this place. Having pleased Brahmā by them, he obtained what he desired by Brahmā’s grace. Brahmā says: “I am stationed there for ever for the sake of helping the world.” In the same way Bhagavān Vishṇu and Bhagavān Śiva are stationed there. “Hence the tīrtha is called Āgneya.”
Source: Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 104
Sources
- Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 104