Lopāmudrā
Vedic age · Ṛgveda 1.179 · ṛṣikā
Lopāmudrā is one of the women seers (ṛṣikās) of the Ṛgveda and the wife of Agastya. Hymn 1.179 is a frank and tender dialogue between the two, in which she speaks of the years of austerity passing and of the place of love and family in a life of tapas — one of the most human hymns in the Veda.
Later tradition calls her a princess of Vidarbha who chose the sage’s simple life. She is also honoured in the Śākta tradition as a teacher of Śrīvidyā.
Ṛṣikā (woman seer) · Ṛgveda 1.179 · Wife of Agastya