A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.517

c5.517

DĪRGHA-TAMAS, DĪRGHA-TAPAS. ‘Long darkness.’ A son of Kāsī-rāja, according to the Mahā-bhārata; of Uchāthya, according to the Rig-veda; and of Utathya and Mamatā in the Purānas. His appellations of Auchathya and Māmateya favour the latter parentage. He was born blind, but is said to have obtained sight by worshipping Agni (R. V. iii. 128). He was father of Kakshīvat and Dhanwantari; and he is said (in the V. P.) to have had five children by Su-deshnā, wife of Bali, viz., the countries Anga, Banga, Kalinga, Pundra, and Suhma.