گوتم गौतम gautama :
گوتم गौतम gautama S (or
gotam) n. prop. The name of a muni, or
saint, famous in
Hindū mythology. He was the
author of the
Nyāya, or
logick, and his
doctrines corresponded with those of
Aristotle. Gautama and his wife
Ahalyā lived in a
retired forest, where
Indra, happening to pass, was
struck with the
beauty of the
latter; and,
assuming the
appearance of
Gautama, deceived and slept with his wife: which being
discovered, Gautama cursed them both. To Indra he said, may your
testicles fall to the
ground; which
accordingly took
place: but
Brahmā advised him to
restore them with those of a ram, cut out for that
purpose; hence, Indra is
called मेषांडकोष mesh̤ānḍakosh̤a (ram-testicled). He
wished that
Ahalyā might be
turned into
stone; in which state she
remained till
Rūmachandra (son of
Dasaratha) passing that way with his
brother