Dirghatamas

Dirghatamas
In-universe information
FamilyUtathya (Father), Mamata (Mother), Brihaspati (uncle), Angiras (Grandfather)
SpousePradveshi
ChildrenGautama and others (Pradveshi), Kakshivan and eleven sons (Shudra servant woman) and Anga, Vanga, Kalinga, Pundra, Cumbha (Sudeshna), Odra

Dirghatamas (Sanskrit: दीर्घतमस्, romanizedDīrghatamas) was an ancient Indian Brahmin sage well known for his philosophical verses in the Rigveda. He was the author of Suktas (hymns) 140 to 164 in the first mandala (section) of the Rigveda.[1]

  1. ^ Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi (1994). The Culture and Civilisation of Ancient India in Historical Outline. S. Chand. p. 77. ISBN 978-0-7069-8613-6.