Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1016
Purāṇic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Purāṇic Literature c5.1016
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DRḌHASYU. A son born to Agastya maharṣi by Lopāmudrā. He was born only after remaining in the mother’s womb for seven years. He was a very great scholar and tapasvi. He began studying the Vedas from the very time of his birth. He is called Idhmavāha also. (See Idhmavāha).