Gautam Rishi was a great devotee of God whose name comes in Gurbani. Gautam Rishi sang the praises of God and reached an extremely high spiritual state. He was given the boon that whatever he asked for, he would receive. A time came when many deities were fighting over a beautiful woman named Ahliya. Rishi received Ahliya’s hand in marriage and married her. Upon this happening, Indra (King of Demigods) became furious and was overcome by lust. He took the form of Gautam Rishi and tricked Ahliya into indulging in lustful acts with him. Gautam Rishi found out about this and became furious, he cursed King Indra and Ahliya for committing adultery. To learn more about this topic, check out our article on The Story of Gautam Rishi and Ahliya.