DHAUM (DHAUMYA)

DHAUM (DHAUMYA) The sage Dhaum (Dhaumya) sings the Praises of Guru Nanak Dev….. (Swayye Mahle Pahle Ke, p. 1389) Dhaumya was the family-priest of the Pandavas. He officiated as Hotri and cooked the Yajna-food, \’when it was offered. When the Pandavas were exiled, he accompanied them and at the end of their exile, he performed the inauguratory ceremonies for the king (Yudhishthira). It is said that he squeezed milk out of the horse\’s ear at the Ashwamedha Yajna.

References :

1. Kohli, Surindar Singh (ed), Dictionary of Mythological References in Guru Granth Sahib, 1993