This king of all hymns was first taken from the region of Brahman to heaven, the region of the gods. Tandi then got it from heaven. Hence it is known as the hynin composed by Tandi.
पुरा प्राप ब्रह्मलोकादयं स्वर्गे स्तवराजोऽवतारितः। यतस्तण्डि: तेन तण्डिकृतोऽभवत्॥