Gautameshvara, Gautameśvara: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Gautameśvara can be transliterated into English as Gautamesvara or Gautameshvara, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexGautameśvara (गौतमेश्वर).—A tīrtham sacred to Pitṛs, in the Narmadā; bath there leads one to Brahmalokam in a golden vimāna.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 22. 68; 193. 60.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
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The Skanda Purana (by G. V. Tagare)
Chapter 216 - Greatness of Gautameśvara (Gautama-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
Chapter 179 - The Greatness of Gautameśvara (gautama-īśvara-tīrtha) < [Section 3 - Revā-khaṇḍa]
Chapter 80 - Greatness of Gautameśvara (Gautama-īśvara) < [Section 1 - Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya]
The Gautami Mahatmya (by G. P. Bhatt)
The Padma Purana (by N.A. Deshpande)
Chapter 20 - Naraka, Kapilātīrtha, Ṛṣitīrtha, Gaṇeśvara, Bhṛgutīrtha, Somatīrtha etc. < [Section 3 - Svarga-khaṇḍa (section on the heavens)]
Chapter 11 - A list of sacred places (tīrtha) < [Section 1 - Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa (section on creation)]