The Birth of River Godavari
The River Godavari also called as River Gouthami links to River Ganga and Lord Shiva. Lord Shiva placed River Ganga on his head. The wife of Lord Shiva, Parvathi was angry on Shiva and want to separate Ganga from Lord Shiva. For this she asked her son Vinayaka to do the needful. There was a Rishi called Gouthama on Brahmagiri Mountain. He was lord shiva devotee and was given a boon so that the crops yield out within minutes of planting the seeds at any climatic conditions. With that boon he used have food daily for him as well for people who come to his Ashrama. Once Gouthama planted some seeds in a place and started doing meditation. As it is as at that place crops yield out immediately. Observing this Vinayaka created one Maya Cow and kept it in the middle of the plants. The cow started eating all those plants. After his meditation Gauthama came and saw the cow eating all the crops. Immediately he took one grass bl...