From the curse of the Rishi Brihaspati, Utathy's son, as illustrious and as effulgent as Brihaspati, was born blind; and he was named Dirghatamas. The born-blind, Veda-knowing and greatly wise Rishi obtained for his wife by his learning a young and handsome Brahmana maiden, named Pradveshi.
एवमात्थ वचस्तस्मात्तमो दीर्घ प्रवेक्ष्यसि। स वै दीर्घतमा नाम शापादृषिरजायत।॥ बृहस्पतेर्वृहत्कीर्तेर्वृहस्पतिरिवौजसा। जात्यन्धे वेदवित्प्राज्ञः पत्नी लेभे स विद्यया॥ तरुणी रूपसंपन्नां प्रद्वेषीं नाम ब्राह्मणीम्। स पुत्राञ्जनयामास गौतमादीन्महायशाः॥