Sage Gautam and Ahalya

Yet one more tale tells us how Sage Gautam brought down River Ganga to earth in the form of River Godavari. Gautam and his wife Ahalya resided on a mountain called Brahmaparvat. Deep penance was performed by the sage and his wife for ten thousand years. During their long worship, there was a drought in the forest for a hundred years. Living beings started to die due to the shortage of water. Gautam worshipped Lord Varun, the god of water. Varun appeared and granted Gautam a wish. Gautam asked for rain. Varun could not grant that boon, as it was not in his powers. He told Gautam to wish for something else. Gautam then asked for a pond that would be full of water always. Varun, instantly, granted this wish, as it was well within his power. Everybody living in or near the hermitage started using the water of that pond. Every day, Sage Gautam’s disciples also went to fetch water from the pond.

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