Gautameśvara
Gautameśvara
Gautameśvara is a name used for more than one devatā and place in the Purāṇas and Itihāsas. Each is listed below with where it is told; choose the one you are looking for.
Devatās
- Gautameśvara: Bhagavān Śiva as the presiding deity of the Govardhana tīrtha on the Gautamī, whose darśana gives svarga as long as Meru stands. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapter 21
Places
- Gautameśvara Tīrtha (Sea-confluence): the tīrtha where the Gautamī meets the eastern sea, where Bhagavān Śiva is Gautameśvara and Mādhava is ever present with Ramā. Brahma Purāṇa, Gautamī Māhātmya, Chapters 103–104