Talk:Idhmavāha
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By Swami Harshananda
Idhmavāha (‘one who carries sacrificial faggots’)
The sage Dṛdhasyu or Dṛdhāsya, the son of Agastya and Lopāmudrā, was physically so strong that he could transport sacrificial faggots normally carried by a thousand persons! Hence, he got this title from his father.
He was an expert in the Vedic lore and also very austere in his personal life. He was adopted as a son by another great sage Kratu.
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* The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore