Godavari
deity water Hindu single tradition · 1
Godavari is the personification of the Godavari river. According to legend, the sage Gautama propitiated the goddess Ganga to descend upon his hermitage and cleanse it. She acquiesced, descending upon the land as the goddess Godavari, along with Shiva.
When
- First attested
- 500 BCE
- Attested period
- -500 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Associated with the Ramayana.
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Source passages
“The goddess Godavari is the personification of the Godavari river. The river Godavari is strongly associated with Rama, who is said to have traversed its banks in the Ramayana. According to legend, the sage Gautama propitiated the goddess Ganga to descend upon his hermitage and cleanse it”
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