Skanda Purana 7.20.252

7.20.252

aṃśumatkapilasaṃvādaḥ, aṃśumato vainateyena samāgamaḥ, sagarāṇāmuddhārāya vainateyakṛto gaṅgānayanopadeśaḥ, kapilāśramā- daśvapratyānayanam, sagarasya yajñasamāptiḥ, gaṅgānayanāya sathāvasaraṃ tapaścaratoraṃśumaddilīpayormanorathasiddhiṃ vinaiva svargamanama, gaṅgāvatāraṇopakramaḥ, bhagīrathasya tapaścaryā . brahmaṇo varaprāptiḥ, bhagīrathena śaṃkaratoṣaṇam, gaṅgāyā garvaḥ, śaṃkarasya kopaḥ, śaṃkaraprasādanārthaṃ devaiḥ kṛtā rudrāṇīstutiḥ, tatra tasyā lokajanītvopapādanāya devairbhastrāśabdaprayogaḥ pārvatyā śivaprasādanam, śivena gaṅgāvegadhāraṇāṅgīkaraṇam . bhastrāpadakṣetraniruktiḥ bhastrāpadabhasmeśvarayormahima- varṇanam .

The dialogue between Aṃśumat and Kapila; the meeting of Aṃśumat with the son of Vinatā; the counsel given by the son of Vinatā regarding the bringing of the Gaṅgā for the deliverance of the Sagara princes; the bringing back of the horse from Kapila's hermitage; the completion of Sagara's sacrifice; the ascent to heaven, without the fulfillment of their desired aim, of Aṃśumat and Dilīpa who practiced austerity in turn to bring down the Gaṅgā; the commencement of the descent of the Gaṅgā; the practice of austerity by Bhagīratha. The obtaining of a boon from Brahmā; the propitiation of Śaṃkara by Bhagīratha; the pride of the Gaṅgā; the anger of Śaṃkara; the hymn to Rudrāṇī performed by the gods to propitiate Śaṃkara; the employment of the word 'bhastrā' by the gods in that hymn to establish her nature as the mother of the worlds; the propitiation of Śiva by Pārvatī; Śiva's agreement to bear the torrent of the Gaṅgā. The etymology of the Bhastrāpada sacred field; the description of the greatness of Bhastrāpada and Bhasmeśvara.