We call thee, Lord and Leader of the heavenly hosts, the wise among the wise, the famousest of all, The King supreme of prayers, O Brahmanaspati: hear us with help; sit down in place of sacrifice.
devāś cit te asurya pracetaso bṛhaspate yajñiyam bhāgam ānaśuḥ | usrā iva sūryo jyotiṣā maho viśveṣām ij janitā brahmaṇām asi ||
Brhaspati, God immortal! verily the Gods have gained from thee, the wise, a share in holy rites. As with great light the Sun brings forth the rays of morn, so thou alone art Father of all sacred prayer.
When thou hast chased away revilers and the gloom, thou mountest the refulgent car of sacrifice; The awful car, Brhaspati, that quells the foe, slays demons, cleaves the stall of kine, and finds the light.
sunītibhir nayasi trāyase janaṃ yas tubhyaṃ dāśān na tam aṃho aśnavat | brahmadviṣas tapano manyumīr asi bṛhaspate mahi tat te mahitvanam ||
Thou leadest with good guidance and preservest men; distress o'ertakes not him who offers gifts to thee. Him who hates prayer thou punishest, Brhaspati, quelling his wrath: herein is thy great mightiness.
न तम् अंहो न दुरितं कुतश् चन नारातयस् तितिरुर् न द्वयाविनः । विश्वा इद् अस्माद् ध्वरसो वि बाधसे यं सुगोपा रक्षसि ब्रह्मणस् पते ॥
na tam aṃho na duritaṃ kutaś cana nārātayas titirur na dvayāvinaḥ | viśvā id asmād dhvaraso vi bādhase yaṃ sugopā rakṣasi brahmaṇas pate ||
No sorrow, no distress from any side, no foes, no creatures double-tongued have overcome the man,- Thou drivest all seductive fiends away from him whom, careful guard, thou keepest Brahmanaspati.
tvaṃ no gopāḥ pathikṛd vicakṣaṇas tava vratāya matibhir jarāmahe | bṛhaspate yo no abhi hvaro dadhe svā tam marmartu ducchunā harasvatī ||
Thou art our keeper, wise, preparer of our paths: we, for thy service, sing to thee with hymns of praise. Brhaspati, whoever lays a snare for us, him may his evil fate, precipitate, destroy.
uta vā yo no marcayād anāgaso 'rātīvā martaḥ sānuko vṛkaḥ | bṛhaspate apa taṃ vartayā pathaḥ sugaṃ no asyai devavītaye kṛdhi ||
Him, too, who threatens us without offence of ours, the evil minded, arrogant, rapacious man,- Him turn thou from our path away, Brhaspati: give us fair access to this banquet of the Gods.
त्रातारं त्वा तनूनां हवामहे ऽवस्पर्तर् अधिवक्तारम् अस्मयुम् । बृहस्पते देवनिदो नि बर्हय मा दुरेवा उत्तरं सुम्नम् उन् नशन् ॥
trātāraṃ tvā tanūnāṃ havāmahe 'vaspartar adhivaktāram asmayum | bṛhaspate devanido ni barhaya mā durevā uttaraṃ sumnam un naśan ||
Thee as protector of our bodies we invoke, thee, saviour, as the comforter who loveth us. Strike, O Brhaspati, the Gods' revilers down, and let not the unrighteous come to highest bliss.
Through thee, kind -prosperer, O Brahmanaspati, may we obtain the wealth of Men which all desire: And all our enemies, who near or far away prevail against us, crush, and leave them destitute.
tvayā vayam uttamaṃ dhīmahe vayo bṛhaspate papriṇā sasninā yujā | mā no duḥśaṃso abhidipsur īśata pra suśaṃsā matibhis tāriṣīmahi ||
With thee as our own rich and liberal ally may we, Brhaspati, gain highest power of life. Let not the guileful wicked man be lord of us:-still may we prosper, singing goodly hymns of praise.
Strong, never yielding, hastening to the battle-cry, consumer of the foe, victorious in the strife, Thou art sin's true avenger, Brahmanaspati, who tamest e'en the fierce, the wildly passionate.
अदेवेन मनसा यो रिषण्यति शासाम् उग्रो मन्यमानो जिघांसति । बृहस्पते मा प्रणक् तस्य नो वधो नि कर्म मन्युं दुरेवस्य शर्धतः ॥
adevena manasā yo riṣaṇyati śāsām ugro manyamāno jighāṃsati | bṛhaspate mā praṇak tasya no vadho ni karma manyuṃ durevasya śardhataḥ ||
Whoso with mind ungodly seeks to do us harm, who, deeming him a man of might mid lords, would slay,- Let not his deadly blow reach us, Brhaspati; may we humiliate the strong ill-doer's wrath.
bhareṣu havyo namasopasadyo gantā vājeṣu sanitā dhanaṃ-dhanam | viśvā id aryo abhidipsvo mṛdho bṛhaspatir vi vavarhā rathāṃ iva ||
The mover mid the spoil, the winner of all wealth, to be invoked in fight and reverently adored, Brhaspati hath overthrown like cars of war all wicked enemies who fain would injure us.
tejiṣṭhayā tapanī rakṣasas tapa ye tvā nide dadhire dṛṣṭavīryam | āvis tat kṛṣva yad asat ta ukthyam bṛhaspate vi parirāpo ardaya ||
Burn up the demons with thy fiercest flaming brand, those who have scorned thee in thy manifested might. Show forth that power that shall deserve the hymn of praise: destroy the evil speakers, O Brhaspati.
bṛhaspate ati yad aryo arhād dyumad vibhāti kratumaj janeṣu | yad dīdayac chavasa ṛtaprajāta tad asmāsu draviṇaṃ dhehi citram ||
Brhaspati, that which the foe deserves not which shines among the folk effectual, splendid, That, Son of Law I which is with might refulgent-that treasure wonderful bestow thou on us.
मा न स्तेनेभ्यो ये अभि द्रुहस् पदे निरामिणो रिपवो ऽन्नेषु जागृधुः । आ देवानाम् ओहते वि व्रयो हृदि बृहस्पते न परः साम्नो विदुः ॥
mā na stenebhyo ye abhi druhas pade nirāmiṇo ripavo 'nneṣu jāgṛdhuḥ | ā devānām ohate vi vrayo hṛdi bṛhaspate na paraḥ sāmno viduḥ ||
Give us not up to those who, foes in ambuscade, are greedy for the wealth of him who sits at ease, Who cherish in their heart abandonment of Gods. Brhaspati, no further rest shall they obtain.
विश्वेभ्यो हि त्वा भुवनेभ्यस् परि त्वष्टाजनत् साम्नः-साम्नः कविः । स ऋणचिद् ऋणया ब्रह्मणस् पतिर् द्रुहो हन्ता मह ऋतस्य धर्तरि ॥
viśvebhyo hi tvā bhuvanebhyas pari tvaṣṭājanat sāmnaḥ-sāmnaḥ kaviḥ | sa ṛṇacid ṛṇayā brahmaṇas patir druho hantā maha ṛtasya dhartari ||
For Tvastar, he who knows each sacred song, brought thee to life, preeminent o'er all the things that be. Guilt-scourger, guilt-avenger is Brhaspati, who slays the spoiler and upholds the mighty Law.
The mountain, for thy glory, cleft itself apart when, Angiras! thou openedst the stall of kine. Thoul O Brhaspati, with Indra for ally didst hurl down water-floods which gloom had compassed round.
brahmaṇas pate tvam asya yantā sūktasya bodhi tanayaṃ ca jinva | viśvaṃ tad bhadraṃ yad avanti devā bṛhad vadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||
O Brahmanaspati, be thou controller of this our hymn and prosper thou our children. All that the Gods regard with love is blessed. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.