Dhaumya

Dhaumya, also known as Ayoddhaumya, was a Rishi in Hindu mythology.

There was also another Rishi of this name. He was son of Rishi Vyaghrapad, and was a devotee of Shiv the god of destruction.

There was another Dhaumya who was a priest. He was the younger brother of the sage Deval. Dhaumya told Yuddhishtir the eledest of the Pandav prince the importance of the places of pilgrimage. At that time the Pandav prince Arjun was in the abode of Indra the king of gods to acquire celestial weapons. Dhaumya became the family priest of the Pandavas on the advice of the Gandharva Chitrarath, and stayed with the Padavas for twelve years while they were in exile. He then left the Pandavas, but before leaving he advised them how to live anonymously during their thirteenth year of exile. He was also officiating priest at the coronation of Yuddhishthir.