The ancient Zoroastrian hymn of worship dedicated to the frauuaṣ̌i-s (affirmative choices) of righteous mortals and divinities refers to an important discourse that takes place between an unnamed Zoroastrian poet-sage and his mysterious rival, named Gaōtəma. The figure of Gaōtəma has intrigued Avestan scholars through the years, but the significance and the implications of Gaōtəma's identity, and of his presence in the hymn, has to date not been seriously studied. This article first examines the context in which Gaōtəma is presented in the hymn. Building upon this, it then evaluates four potential identities for Gaōtəma: Avestan, Turanian, Buddhist, and Vedic. Conducting a multidisciplinary and comparative assessment, the article eventually argues in favour of a Vedic identity for Gaōtəma, specifically that of a poet-sage who was a proponent of the Rig Vedic divinity Indra. This investigation into Gaōtəma's identity concomitantly provides important perspectives on certain aspects of the Zoroastrian religion, and often in a comparative context.

献给正义凡人和神灵的frauuaṣ̌i -s（肯定选择）的古老琐罗亚斯德教赞美诗，提到了一位不知名的琐罗亚斯德教诗人圣人和他神秘的对手高特玛之间发生的重要对话。多年来，高塔玛的形象引起了阿维斯陀学者的兴趣，但迄今为止，高塔玛的身份以及他在赞美诗中的存在的意义和含义尚未得到认真研究。本文首先考察了赞美诗中呈现 Gaōtəma 的背景。在此基础上，它评估了高塔玛的四种潜在身份：阿维斯坦、图兰尼安、佛教和吠陀。通过进行多学科和比较评估，本文最终支持高塔玛的吠陀身份，特别是一位诗人圣人，他是梨俱吠陀神因陀罗的支持者。对高塔玛身份的调查同时也为琐罗亚斯德教的某些方面提供了重要的视角，而且通常是在比较的背景下。