तव त्यन्नर्यं नृतोऽप इन्द्र प्रथमं पूर्व्यं दिवि प्रवाच्यं कृतम् । यद्देवस्य शवसा प्रारिणा असुं रिणन्नपः । भुवद्विश्वमभ्यादेवमोजसा विदादूर्जं शतक्रतुर्विदादिषम्
That ancient heroic deed of yours, O Indra, first and foremost in heaven, is to be proclaimed; when, with the god's might, you struck down the breath and the waters, you became all-pervading with your power, O hundred-powered, you found strength and food.
गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम् । ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत आ नः शृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीद सादनम्
We invoke you, the leader of the hosts, the sage of sages, most renowned; greatest king of prayers, O Lord of Prayer, hear us and sit down with your protections.
देवाश्चित्ते असुर्य प्रचेतसो बृहस्पते यज्ञियं भागमानशुः । उस्रा इव सूर्यो ज्योतिषा महो विश्वेषामिज्जनिता ब्रह्मणामसि
O Bṛhaspati, the gods, possessing divine insight, have apportioned to you the most worthy share of the sacrifice; like the dawn with the sun, you shine forth with radiance; you are the creator of all hymns through your power.
आ विबाध्या परिरापस्तमांसि च ज्योतिष्मन्तं रथमृतस्य तिष्ठसि । बृहस्पते भीमममित्रदम्भनं रक्षोहणं गोत्रभिदं स्वर्विदम्
You drive away darkness and encircling gloom; you stand upon the radiant chariot of truth; O Bṛhaspati, formidable, destroyer of foes, slayer of demons, breaker of barriers, knower of the light.
सुनीतिभिर्नयसि त्रायसे जनं यस्तुभ्यं दाशान्न तमंहो अश्नवत् । ब्रह्मद्विषस्तपनो मन्युमीरसि बृहस्पते महि तत्ते महित्वनम्
With righteous guidance you lead and protect the people; whoever serves you, let him not encounter harm; you burn with wrath against haters of prayer; O Bṛhaspati, your greatness is truly great.
न तमंहो न दुरितं कुतश्चन नारातयस्तितिरुर्न द्वयाविनः । विश्वा इदस्माद्ध्वरसो वि बाधसे यं सुगोपा रक्षसि ब्रह्मणस्पते
No harm, no evil, nor any enemy, nor those who act with duplicity, can overcome him; you drive away all dangers from such a one, O Brahmaṇaspati, whom you, as a good guardian, protect.
त्वं नो गोपाः पथिकृद्विचक्षणस्तव व्रताय मतिभिर्जरामहे । बृहस्पते यो नो अभि ह्वरो दधे स्वा तं मर्मर्तु दुच्छुना हरस्वती
You are our guardian, path-maker, and wise guide; we grow old in devotion to your law; O Bṛhaspati, may whatever malice is directed against us be shattered by your swift and powerful force.
उत वा यो नो मर्चयादनागसोऽरातीवा मर्तः सानुको वृकः । बृहस्पते अप तं वर्तया पथः सुगं नो अस्यै देववीतये कृधि
And if any mortal, with his kin, should harm us without cause, whether an enemy or a wolf in human form, O Bṛhaspati, turn him away from our path; make our way easy for this divine favor.
त्रातारं त्वा तनूनां हवामहेऽवस्पर्तरधिवक्तारमस्मयुम् । बृहस्पते देवनिदो नि बर्हय मा दुरेवा उत्तरं सुम्नमुन्नशन्
We call upon you as the protector of our bodies, the helper, the advocate who brings us strength; O Bṛhaspati, cast down the godless, do not let evil prevail, raise up for us the highest blessing.
त्वया वयं सुवृधा ब्रह्मणस्पते स्पार्हा वसु मनुष्या ददीमहि । या नो दूरे तळितो या अरातयोऽभि सन्ति जम्भया ता अनप्नसः
With you, O Brahmaṇaspati, we, enriched, may obtain precious gifts among men; whatever dangers or enemies are far or near, strike them down, render them powerless.
त्वया वयमुत्तमं धीमहे वयो बृहस्पते पप्रिणा सस्निना युजा । मा नो दुःशंसो अभिदिप्सुरीशत प्र सुशंसा मतिभिस्तारिषीमहि
With you, O Bṛhaspati, as our strong and steadfast ally, we attain the highest vigor; let not the ill-wisher, desiring to harm us, prevail; with good thoughts, may we cross over all evil.
अनानुदो वृषभो जग्मिराहवं निष्टप्ता शत्रुं पृतनासु सासहिः । असि सत्य ऋणया ब्रह्मणस्पत उग्रस्य चिद्दमिता वीळुहर्षिणः
Unopposed, like a bull, you go forth to battle; you scorch the enemy in the conflicts; you are true to your promise, O Brahmaṇaspati, and even the fierce, arrogant one you bring low.
अदेवेन मनसा यो रिषण्यति शासामुग्रो मन्यमानो जिघांसति । बृहस्पते मा प्रणक्तस्य नो वधो नि कर्म मन्युं दुरेवस्य शर्धतः
Whoever, with godless mind, seeks to harm, who, fierce, imagines himself powerful and wishes to kill—O Bṛhaspati, let not the blow of such a one reach us; do not let the wrath of the evil-doer overpower us.
भरेषु हव्यो नमसोपसद्यो गन्ता वाजेषु सनिता धनंधनम् । विश्वा इदर्यो अभिदिप्स्वो मृधो बृहस्पतिर्वि ववर्हा रथाँ इव
You are to be invoked in battle, approached with reverence, the one who comes to our aid in contests, the bringer of wealth; against all hostile assailants, O Bṛhaspati, you have scattered their attacks as chariots are broken apart.
तेजिष्ठया तपनी रक्षसस्तप ये त्वा निदे दधिरे दृष्टवीर्यम् । आविस्तत्कृष्व यदसत्त उक्थ्यं बृहस्पते वि परिरापो अर्दय
With your most blazing heat, burn up the demons—those who have set themselves against you, trusting in their strength; reveal that power which is worthy of praise, O Bṛhaspati, and utterly destroy the encircling darkness.
बृहस्पते अति यदर्यो अर्हाद्द्युमद्विभाति क्रतुमज्जनेषु । यद्दीदयच्छवस ऋतप्रजात तदस्मासु द्रविणं धेहि चित्रम्
O Bṛhaspati, when your power, worthy among the noble, shines forth with brilliance among people; when your energy, born of truth, blazes, then bestow upon us splendid and varied wealth.
मा न स्तेनेभ्यो ये अभि द्रुहस्पदे निरामिणो रिपवोऽन्नेषु जागृधुः । आ देवानामोहते वि व्रयो हृदि बृहस्पते न परः साम्नो विदुः
Let us not fall prey to thieves who plot against us, nor to enemies who, lacking food, keep watch over our meals; the desires of the gods are fulfilled in the heart—O Bṛhaspati, no one else knows the secret of the chant.
विश्वेभ्यो हि त्वा भुवनेभ्यस्परि त्वष्टाजनत्साम्नःसाम्नः कविः । स ऋणचिदृणया ब्रह्मणस्पतिर्द्रुहो हन्ता मह ऋतस्य धर्तरि
For you, indeed, Tvaṣṭṛ has fashioned wisdom, surpassing all beings in the worlds; thus, even the debtor is freed by you, O Brahmaṇaspati, destroyer of deceit, great supporter of truth.
तव श्रिये व्यजिहीत पर्वतो गवां गोत्रमुदसृजो यदङ्गिरः । इन्द्रेण युजा तमसा परीवृतं बृहस्पते निरपामौब्जो अर्णवम्
For your glory, the mountain parted, revealing the herd of cows when the Aṅgiras released them; with Indra as your ally, you, O Bṛhaspati, drove away the darkness and opened the ocean's waters.
ब्रह्मणस्पते त्वमस्य यन्ता सूक्तस्य बोधि तनयं च जिन्व । विश्वं तद्भद्रं यदवन्ति देवा बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः
O Brahmaṇaspati, you are the guide of this hymn; be attentive, inspire our offspring; may all that is good, which the gods protect, be ours; may we speak mightily in the assembly, victorious.
सेमामविड्ढि प्रभृतिं य ईशिषेऽया विधेम नवया महा गिरा । यथा नो मीढ्वान्स्तवते सखा तव बृहस्पते सीषधः सोत नो मतिम्
O Bṛhaspati, know this our offering from the beginning, you who have power; with a new, mighty hymn we would serve you. As a generous friend praises you, so may you, O Bṛhaspati, fulfill our thought.
यो नन्त्वान्यनमन्न्योजसोतादर्दर्मन्युना शम्बराणि वि । प्राच्यावयदच्युता ब्रह्मणस्पतिरा चाविशद्वसुमन्तं वि पर्वतम्
He who, with surpassing strength, broke through the unyielding, who shattered the fortresses of the arrogant Śambara—Brahmaṇaspati cast down what could not be shaken, and entered the rich mountain.
तद्देवानां देवतमाय कर्त्वमश्रथ्नन्दृळ्हाव्रदन्त वीळिता । उद्गा आजदभिनद्ब्रह्मणा वलमगूहत्तमो व्यचक्षयत्स्वः
This deed, most divine among the gods, was accomplished; the firm, the resolute, the fallen did not withstand. He drove out the darkness with his song, he split open Vala with his chant, revealing the light.
अश्मास्यमवतं ब्रह्मणस्पतिर्मधुधारमभि यमोजसातृणत् । तमेव विश्वे पपिरे स्वर्दृशो बहु साकं सिसिचुरुत्समुद्रिणम्
Brahmaṇaspati, with his strength, split the stone enclosure that held the honey-flowing stream. All the seers who see the light drank of it, many together drew from the abundant spring.
सना ता का चिद्भुवना भवीत्वा माद्भिः शरद्भिर्दुरो वरन्त वः । अयतन्ता चरतो अन्यदन्यदिद्या चकार वयुना ब्रह्मणस्पतिः
Some worlds have always existed, some will come to be; your years, O gods, are not limited by autumns. Moving and wandering, each in its own way, Brahmaṇaspati by his wisdom made many paths.
अभिनक्षन्तो अभि ये तमानशुर्निधिं पणीनां परमं गुहा हितम् । ते विद्वांसः प्रतिचक्ष्यानृता पुनर्यत उ आयन्तदुदीयुराविशम्
Those who, seeking, have gone after the hidden treasure of the Paṇis, placed far away in secret—those wise ones, turning back from falsehood, returned again, and ascended, entering the light.
ऋतावानः प्रतिचक्ष्यानृता पुनरात आ तस्थुः कवयो महस्पथः । ते बाहुभ्यां धमितमग्निमश्मनि नकिः षो अस्त्यरणो जहुर्हि तम्
The truthful, turning back from falsehood, stood firm on the great path; the wise, with their arms, kindled the fire on the stone—there is no one who is not their friend, for they have cast away darkness.
ऋतज्येन क्षिप्रेण ब्रह्मणस्पतिर्यत्र वष्टि प्र तदश्नोति धन्वना । तस्य साध्वीरिषवो याभिरस्यति नृचक्षसो दृशये कर्णयोनयः
Where Brahmaṇaspati, with his swift, straight-flying, truth-strung arrow, desires to strike, there he surely reaches. His good arrows, by which he pierces, are keen-eyed, born from the ear for vision.
स संनयः स विनयः पुरोहितः स सुष्टुतः स युधि ब्रह्मणस्पतिः । चाक्ष्मो यद्वाजं भरते मती धनादित्सूर्यस्तपति तप्यतुर्वृथा
He is the reconciler, the guide, the priest, the well-praised, the champion in battle—Brahmaṇaspati. When he brings the prize with his thought, the giver of wealth, the sun shines, heating many paths.
विभु प्रभु प्रथमं मेहनावतो बृहस्पतेः सुविदत्राणि राध्या । इमा सातानि वेन्यस्य वाजिनो येन जना उभये भुञ्जते विशः
Wide and mighty, the first deeds of Bṛhaspati, the wise, are glorious. These are the treasures of the powerful, by which both peoples, all clans, partake.