Sukta 23
सूक्तम् 23
Hymn 23 of Rigveda Mandala 2.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.1
ग॒णानां॑ त्वा ग॒णप॑तिं हवामहे क॒विं क॑वी॒नामु॑प॒मश्र॑वस्तमम् । ज्ये॒ष्ठ॒राजं॒ ब्रह्म॑णां ब्रह्मणस्पत॒ आ नः॑ शृ॒ण्वन्नू॒तिभिः॑ सीद॒ साद॑नम्
gaṇānāṃ tvā gaṇapatiṃ havāmahe kaviṃ kavīnāmupamaśravastamam jyeṣṭharājaṃ brahmaṇāṃ brahmaṇaspata ā naḥ śaṛṇvannūtibhiḥ sīda sādanam
We invoke you, leader of hosts, Ganesha, chief of bards and greatest of listeners; O elder king among the gods, lord of Brahmans, hear our prayers and seat us in the assembly.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.2
दे॒वाश्चि॑त्ते असुर्य॒ प्रचे॑तसो॒ बृह॑स्पते य॒ज्ञियं॑ भा॒गमा॑नशुः । उ॒स्रा इ॑व॒ सूर्यो॒ ज्योति॑षा म॒हो विश्वे॑षा॒मिज्ज॑नि॒ता ब्रह्म॑णामसि
devāścitte asurya pracetaso bṛhaspate yajñiyaṃ bhāgamānaśuḥ usrā iva sūryo jyotiṣā maho viśveṣāmijjanitā brahmaṇāmasi
Gods and bright-minded Asuras alike, O Brihaspati, honor the sacred rite; you are like the dawning sun, radiant with light, the revealer of the universe, you belong to the Brahmans.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.3
आ वि॒बाध्या॑ परि॒राप॒स्तमां॑सि च॒ ज्योति॑ष्मन्तं॒ रथ॑मृ॒तस्य॑ तिष्ठसि । बृह॑स्पते भी॒मम॑मित्र॒दम्भ॑नं रक्षो॒हणं॑ गोत्र॒भिदं॑ स्व॒र्विद॑म्
ā vibādhyā parirāpastamāṃsi ca jyotiṣmantaṃ rathamṛtasya tiṣṭhasi bṛhaspate bhīmamamitradambhanaṃ rakṣohaṇaṃ gotrabhidaṃ svarvidam
You dispel surrounding evils and stand as the radiant chariot of the immortal; Brihaspati, protect us who are fierce, foes-destroying, guarding our lineage and heavenly lore.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.4
सु॒नी॒तिभि॑र्नयसि॒ त्राय॑से॒ जनं॒ यस्तुभ्यं॒ दाशा॒न्न तमंहो॑ अश्नवत् । ब्र॒ह्म॒द्विष॒स्तप॑नो मन्यु॒मीर॑सि॒ बृह॑स्पते॒ महि॒ तत्ते॑ महित्व॒नम्
sunītibhirnayasi trāyase janaṃ yastubhyaṃ dāśānna tamaṃho aśnavat brahmadviṣastapano manyumīrasi bṛhaspate mahi tatte mahitvanam
With good counsel you lead and protect the people who serve you; O Brahmadwisha (hostile to falsehood) you appear mighty, Brihaspati, grant that greatness to us.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.5
न तमंहो॒ न दु॑रि॒तं कुत॑श्च॒न नारा॑तयस्तितिरु॒र्न द्व॑या॒विनः॑ । विश्वा॒ इद॑स्माद्ध्व॒रसो॒ वि बा॑धसे॒ यं सु॑गो॒पा रक्ष॑सि ब्रह्मणस्पते
na tamaṃho na duritaṃ kutaścana nārātayastitirurna dvayāvinaḥ viśvā idasmāddhvaraso vi bādhase yaṃ sugopā rakṣasi brahmaṇaspate
No peril or harm is from you; you bind not the twofold foes. You ward off every evil; O good protector, defend the Brahmins whom you guard.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.6
त्वं नो॑ गो॒पाः प॑थि॒कृद्वि॑चक्ष॒णस्तव॑ व्र॒ताय॑ म॒तिभि॑र्जरामहे । बृह॑स्पते॒ यो नो॑ अ॒भि ह्वरो॑ द॒धे स्वा तं म॑र्मर्तु दु॒च्छुना॒ हर॑स्वती
tvaṃ no gopāḥ pathikṛdvicakṣaṇastava vratāya matibhirjarāmahe bṛhaspate yo no abhi hvaro dadhe svā taṃ marmartu ducchunā harasvatī
You are our herdsman, discerning, maker of vows; with your counsels we grow old. Brihaspati, who offered sacrifice to us, protect that secret from hostile ruin.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.7
उ॒त वा॒ यो नो॑ म॒र्चया॒दना॑गसोऽराती॒वा मर्तः॑ सानु॒को वृकः॑ । बृह॑स्पते॒ अप॒ तं व॑र्तया प॒थः सु॒गं नो॑ अ॒स्यै दे॒ववी॑तये कृधि
uta vā yo no marcayādanāgaso'rātīvā martaḥ sānuko vṛkaḥ bṛhaspate apa taṃ vartayā pathaḥ sugaṃ no asyai devavītaye kṛdhi
Whether by charm or by incense, whether by human craft or wolfish force, Brihaspati, make a safe path for us; O god-friend, strive for our protection.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.8
त्रा॒तारं॑ त्वा त॒नूनां॑ हवाम॒हेऽव॑स्पर्तरधिव॒क्तार॑मस्म॒युम् । बृह॑स्पते देव॒निदो॒ नि ब॑र्हय॒ मा दु॒रेवा॒ उत्त॑रं सु॒म्नमुन्न॑शन्
trātāraṃ tvā tanūnāṃ havāmahe'vaspartaradhivaktāramasmayum bṛhaspate devanido ni barhaya mā durevā uttaraṃ sumnamunnaśan
We invoke you, protector of bodies; may you repel adverse contact from us. Brihaspati, dispel the darkness of the gods' abode and lift us to the auspicious north.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.9
त्वया॑ व॒यं सु॒वृधा॑ ब्रह्मणस्पते स्पा॒र्हा वसु॑ मनु॒ष्या द॑दीमहि । या नो॑ दू॒रे त॒ळितो॒ या अरा॑तयो॒ऽभि सन्ति॑ ज॒म्भया॒ ता अ॑न॒प्नसः॑
tvayā vayaṃ suvṛdhā brahmaṇaspate spārhā vasu manuṣyā dadīmahi yā no dūre taḷito yā arātayo'bhi santi jambhayā tā anapnasaḥ
By you we are well-protected, Brihaspati; grant us wealth and human offspring. Those hostile or hostile-minded who are far—those who rage—do not reach us.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.10
त्वया॑ व॒यमु॑त्त॒मं धी॑महे॒ वयो॒ बृह॑स्पते॒ पप्रि॑णा॒ सस्नि॑ना यु॒जा । मा नो॑ दुः॒शंसो॑ अभिदि॒प्सुरी॑शत॒ प्र सु॒शंसा॑ म॒तिभि॑स्तारिषीमहि
tvayā vayamuttamaṃ dhīmahe vayo bṛhaspate papriṇā sasninā yujā mā no duḥśaṃso abhidipsurīśata pra suśaṃsā matibhistāriṣīmahi
By you we gain loftiest understanding, Brihaspati; restrain bad counsel from us. Let not malice find place; with wise thoughts direct us to praise and truth.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.11
अ॒ना॒नु॒दो वृ॑ष॒भो जग्मि॑राह॒वं निष्ट॑प्ता॒ शत्रुं॒ पृत॑नासु सास॒हिः । असि॑ स॒त्य ऋ॑ण॒या ब्र॑ह्मणस्पत उ॒ग्रस्य॑ चिद्दमि॒ता वी॑ळुह॒र्षिणः॑
anānudo vṛṣabho jagmirāhavaṃ niṣṭaptā śatruṃ pṛtanāsu sāsahiḥ asi satya ṛṇayā brahmaṇaspata ugrasya ciddamitā vīḷuharṣiṇaḥ
A horned bull attacked me; I stood firm against the enemy in the battle. O Brihaspati, thou art true in thy vow; I am the renowned, exulting warrior of fierce might.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.12
अदे॑वेन॒ मन॑सा॒ यो रि॑ष॒ण्यति॑ शा॒सामु॒ग्रो मन्य॑मानो॒ जिघां॑सति । बृह॑स्पते॒ मा प्रण॒क्तस्य॑ नो व॒धो नि क॑र्म म॒न्युं दु॒रेव॑स्य॒ शर्ध॑तः
adevena manasā yo riṣaṇyati śāsāmugro manyamāno jighāṃsati bṛhaspate mā praṇaktasya no vadho ni karma manyuṃ durevasya śardhataḥ
One who, with impious mind, schemes harm by stealth and plots the first blow—Brihaspati, do not let him obtain our destruction; do not impart the hostile counsel of evil men.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.13
भरे॑षु॒ हव्यो॒ नम॑सोप॒सद्यो॒ गन्ता॒ वाजे॑षु॒ सनि॑ता॒ धनं॑धनम् । विश्वा॒ इद॒र्यो अ॑भिदि॒प्स्वो॒३॒॑ मृधो॒ बृह॒स्पति॒र्वि व॑वर्हा॒ रथा॑ँ इव
bhareṣu havyo namasopasadyo gantā vājeṣu sanitā dhanaṃdhanam viśvā idaryo abhidipsvo3 mṛdho bṛhaspatirvi vavarhā rathām̐ iva
Singers offering oblations, approaching with reverence, come to the ritual wealth; Brihaspati, spread riches like a chariot, bestowing honor as if a well-governed host.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.14
तेजि॑ष्ठया तप॒नी र॒क्षस॑स्तप॒ ये त्वा॑ नि॒दे द॑धि॒रे दृ॒ष्टवी॑र्यम् । आ॒विस्तत्कृ॑ष्व॒ यदस॑त्त उ॒क्थ्यं१॒॑ बृह॑स्पते॒ वि प॑रि॒रापो॑ अर्दय
tejiṣṭhayā tapanī rakṣasastapa ye tvā nide dadhire dṛṣṭavīryam āvistatkṛṣva yadasatta ukthyaṃ1 bṛhaspate vi parirāpo ardaya
Mightiest in splendor, protector, you sustain the ascetics' fervor; preserve the hero seen in vision. Stretch forth the plough that rouses wholeness, Brihaspati, and remove decaying things afar.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.15
बृह॑स्पते॒ अति॒ यद॒र्यो अर्हा॑द्द्यु॒मद्वि॒भाति॒ क्रतु॑म॒ज्जने॑षु । यद्दी॒दय॒च्छव॑स ऋतप्रजात॒ तद॒स्मासु॒ द्रवि॑णं धेहि चि॒त्रम्
bṛhaspate ati yadaryo arhāddyumadvibhāti kratumajjaneṣu yaddīdayacchavasa ṛtaprajāta tadasmāsu draviṇaṃ dhehi citram
Brihaspati, thou art most worthy, shining among men, bestowing skill in rites to peoples; grant them cattle and wealth, fertility and noble offspring.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.16
मा नः॑ स्ते॒नेभ्यो॒ ये अ॒भि द्रु॒हस्प॒दे नि॑रा॒मिणो॑ रि॒पवोऽन्ने॑षु जागृ॒धुः । आ दे॒वाना॒मोह॑ते॒ वि व्रयो॑ हृ॒दि बृह॑स्पते॒ न प॒रः साम्नो॑ विदुः
mā naḥ stenebhyo ye abhi druhaspade nirāmiṇo ripavo'nneṣu jāgṛdhuḥ ā devānāmohate vi vrayo hṛdi bṛhaspate na paraḥ sāmno viduḥ
Do not let thieves or plotting adversaries who lie in ambush seize our food. O Brihaspati, do not let envy of the gods enter our hearts; the seers do not know the rival’s path.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.17
विश्वे॑भ्यो॒ हि त्वा॒ भुव॑नेभ्य॒स्परि॒ त्वष्टाज॑न॒त्साम्नः॑साम्नः क॒विः । स ऋ॑ण॒चिदृ॑ण॒या ब्रह्म॑ण॒स्पति॑र्द्रु॒हो ह॒न्ता म॒ह ऋ॒तस्य॑ ध॒र्तरि॑
viśvebhyo hi tvā bhuvanebhyaspari tvaṣṭājanatsāmnaḥsāmnaḥ kaviḥ sa ṛṇacidṛṇayā brahmaṇaspatirdruho hantā maha ṛtasya dhartari
From all worlds you are invoked, O master of forms; O poet, you conceived hymns and bore their weight. You, Brihaspati, who uphold sacrifice, are the mighty slayer, support of cosmic order.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.18
तव॑ श्रि॒ये व्य॑जिहीत॒ पर्व॑तो॒ गवां॑ गो॒त्रमु॒दसृ॑जो॒ यद॑ङ्गिरः । इन्द्रे॑ण यु॒जा तम॑सा॒ परी॑वृतं॒ बृह॑स्पते॒ निर॒पामौ॑ब्जो अर्ण॒वम्
tava śriye vyajihīta parvato gavāṃ gotramudasṛjo yadaṅgiraḥ indreṇa yujā tamasā parīvṛtaṃ bṛhaspate nirapāmaubjo arṇavam
By your glory the mountain yielded, the herds and lineages sprang forth as Angiras fashioned them. Join, Indra-like, the enveloped darkness; Brihaspati, bring forth the sea of waters untrodden.
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Rigveda · Chapter Mandala 2, Sukta 23 · Verse 2.23.19
ब्रह्म॑णस्पते॒ त्वम॒स्य य॒न्ता सू॒क्तस्य॑ बोधि॒ तन॑यं च जिन्व । विश्वं॒ तद्भ॒द्रं यदव॑न्ति दे॒वा बृ॒हद्व॑देम वि॒दथे॑ सु॒वीराः॑
brahmaṇaspate tvamasya yantā sūktasya bodhi tanayaṃ ca jinva viśvaṃ tadbhadraṃ yadavanti devā bṛhadvadema vidathe suvīrāḥ
Brihaspati, you are the knower of the hymn and its offspring; protect the world, the auspicious that the gods call great, the famed in wide fame and prowess.