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Dīrghatamas

Dīrghatamas

c. 1350 BCE · Prayagraj

Legendary Rigvedic seer; no historical dates. He is credited with several hymns of the first maṇḍala, including the celebrated riddle-hymn (asya vāmasya, RV 1.164). The date is a Rigvedic-stratum convention; historicity is uncertain.

Dīrghatamas is a legendary seer of the Rigveda credited with a group of hymns in its first book (Mandala 1, roughly hymns 1.140–1.164), most famously the enigmatic riddle-hymn RV 1.164 ("Asya Vāmasya") that meditates on the hidden unity behind the many gods — the source of the often-quoted line "the wise speak of what is One in many ways." Tradition counts him among the Āṅgirasa rishis and makes him the grandfather (through his son Kakṣīvat) of the rishikā Ghoṣā. He is a figure of scripture and legend, not documented history.

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