Rigveda 4.050.04
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 50 · Verse 4.50.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
बृह॒स्पतिः॑ प्रथ॒मं जाय॑मानो म॒हो ज्योति॑षः पर॒मे व्यो॑मन् । स॒प्तास्य॑स्तुविजा॒तो रवे॑ण॒ वि स॒प्तर॑श्मिरधम॒त्तमां॑सि
bṛhaspatiḥ prathamaṃ jāyamāno maho jyotiṣaḥ parame vyoman saptāsyastuvijāto raveṇa vi saptaraśmiradhamattamāṃsi
Brihaspati, first born, great of light in the highest heaven; born with the sun's ray on the seventh, he stretched to the lowest part of the rays.
Bṛhaspati, when first being born in the highest heaven of supreme light, seven-mouthed, multiform, (combined) with sound, and seven-rayed, has subdued the darkness.
Brhaspati, when first he had his being from mighty splendour in supremest heaven, Strong, with his sevenfold mouth, with noise of thunder, with his seven rays, blew and dispersed the darkness.