1.190.1
अ॒न॒र्वाणं॑ वृष॒भं म॒न्द्रजि॑ह्वं॒ बृह॒स्पतिं॑ वर्धया॒ नव्य॑म॒र्कैः |
गा॒था॒न्य॑: सु॒रुचो॒ यस्य॑ दे॒वा आ॑शृ॒ण्वन्ति॒ नव॑मानस्य॒ मर्ता॑: ||
GLORIFY thou Bṛhaspati, the scatheless, who must be praised with hymns, sweet-tongued and mighty, To whom as leader of the song, resplendent, worthy of lauds, both Gods and mortals listen.
Glorify scatheless Bṛhaspati, who must be praised with hymns—sweet-tongued, mighty—to whom as resplendent song-leader both gods and mortals listen.
Bṛhaspati as anarvaṇa, madhujihva, gāthāpati. Deva-martya śravaṇa: guru of brahma whose speech commands cosmic attention.
Elevate mentors of clear, sweet, potent communication—voices that both peers and juniors actually listen to.
1.190.2
तमृ॒त्विया॒ उप॒ वाच॑: सचन्ते॒ सर्गो॒ न यो दे॑वय॒तामस॑र्जि |
बृह॒स्पति॒: स ह्यञ्जो॒ वरां॑सि॒ विभ्वाभ॑व॒त् समृ॒ते मा॑त॒रिश्वा॑ ||
On him wait songs according to the season even as a stream of pious men set moving. Bṛhaspati—for he laid out the expanses—was, at the sacrifice, vast Mātariśvan.
Songs wait on him by season like a stream of pious men; Bṛhaspati—who laid out the expanses—was vast Mātariśvan at the sacrifice.
Ṛtu-stoma; Bṛhaspati as vistāra-kartṛ and Mātariśvan-vast at yajña—speech expanding space like wind-fire.
Let communications expand possibility. Timely, flowing contributions make leaders feel as spacious as clear air.
1.190.3
उप॑स्तुतिं॒ नम॑स॒ उद्य॑तिं च॒ श्लोकं॑ यंसत् सवि॒तेव॒ प्र बा॒हू |
अ॒स्य क्रत्वा॑ह॒न्यो॒३ यो अस्ति॑ मृ॒गो न भी॒मो अ॑र॒क्षस॒स्तुवि॑ष्मान् ||
The praise, the verse that offers adoration, may he bring forth, as the Sun sends his arms out, He who gives daily light through this God's wisdom, strong as a dread wild beast, and inoffensive.
May he bring forth the adoring verse as the Sun sends out his arms—he who gives daily light through this God's wisdom, strong as a dread beast yet inoffensive.
Sūrya-bāhu image for stoma emission; daily light via Bṛhaspati-medhā; ugra yet adroha—fierce intelligence without malice.
Radiate insight daily with strength that doesn't harm—powerful mind paired with non-aggression.
1.190.4
अ॒स्य श्लोको॑ दि॒वीय॑ते पृथि॒व्यामत्यो॒ न यं॑सद् यक्ष॒भृद् विचे॑ताः |
मृ॒गाणां॒ न हे॒तयो॒ यन्ति॑ चे॒मा बृह॒स्पते॒रहि॑मायाँ अ॒भि द्यून् ||
His song of praise pervades the earth and heaven: let the wise worshipper draw it, like a courser. These of Bṛhaspati, like hunters' arrows, go to the skies that change their hue like serpents.
His song of praise pervades earth and heaven; let the wise draw it like a courser; Bṛhaspati's praises go skyward like hunters' arrows, skies snake-hued.
Stoma vyāpnoti dyāvāpṛthivī; vipra drawing like aśva; iṣu-like praises into ahi-varṇa skies—penetrating, vivid speech.
Craft messages that fill the whole field, that skilled people can 'ride,' and that pierce through with vivid accuracy.
1.190.5
ये त्वा॑ देवोस्रि॒कं मन्य॑मानाः पा॒पा भ॒द्रमु॑प॒जीव॑न्ति प॒ज्राः |
न दू॒ढ्ये॒३ अनु॑ ददासि वा॒मं बृह॑स्पते॒ चय॑स॒ इत् पिया॑रुम् ||
Those, God, who count thee as a worthless bullock, and, wealthy sinners, live on thee the Bounteous,— On fools like these no blessing thou bestowest: Bṛhaspati, thou punishest the spiteful.
Those who count you a worthless bullock, wealthy sinners living on you the Bounteous—you give them no blessing; you punish the spiteful.
Bṛhaspati vs those who undervalue the guru-cow while parasitically living on maghavan speech. Manyu against druhyu—ethical defense of sacred knowledge.
Don't reward people who belittle mentors while consuming their value. Boundaries protect knowledge commons.
1.190.6
सु॒प्रैतु॑: सू॒यव॑सो॒ न पन्था॑ दुर्नि॒यन्तु॒: परि॑प्रीतो॒ न मि॒त्रः |
अ॒न॒र्वाणो॑ अ॒भि ये चक्ष॑ते॒ नोऽपी॑वृता अपोर्णु॒वन्तो॑ अस्थुः ||
Like a fair path is he, where grass is pleasant, though hard to win, a Friend beloved most early. Those who unharmed by enemies behold us, while they would make them bare, stood closely compassed.
Like a fair grassy path he is—hard to win, a Friend beloved early; those who would strip us stood closely compassed, unharmed by enemies as we beheld.
Suvīthi image; durlabha mitra; enemies wanting to bare us are themselves hemmed. Bṛhaspati as early-beloved friend and tactical shelter.
Cherish hard-earned early friendships that quietly outmaneuver those who would leave you exposed.
1.190.7
सं यं स्तुभो॒ऽवन॑यो॒ न यन्ति॑ समु॒द्रं न स्र॒वतो॒ रोध॑चक्राः |
स वि॒द्वाँ उ॒भयं॑ चष्टे अ॒न्तर्बृह॒स्पति॒स्तर॒ आप॑श्च॒ गृध्र॑: ||
He to whom songs of praise go forth like torrents, as rivers eddying under banks flow sea-ward— Bṛhaspati the wise, the eager, closely looks upon both, the waters and the vessel.
To whom praise-songs go like torrents as rivers eddy under banks to sea—wise eager Bṛhaspati closely looks on both waters and vessel.
Stoma as sindhu to samudra; Bṛhaspati observes āpaḥ and pātra—content and container. Guru discerns both message-flow and holding form.
Attend to substance and structure. Leaders should watch both what flows and what holds the flow.
1.190.8
ए॒वा म॒हस्तु॑विजा॒तस्तुवि॑ष्मा॒न् बृह॒स्पति॑र्वृष॒भो धा॑यि दे॒वः |
स न॑: स्तु॒तो वी॒रव॑द् धातु॒ गोम॑द् वि॒द्यामे॒षं वृ॒जनं॑ जी॒रदा॑नुम् ||
So hath Bṛhaspati, great, strong and mighty, the God exceeding powerful, been brought hither. May he thus lauded give us kine and horses. May we find strengthening food in full abundance.
So great strong mighty Bṛhaspati has been brought here; may he thus lauded give us kine and horses; may we find strengthening food in abundance.
Āvāhana complete; go-aśva dāna; vāja. Speech-lord's grace as pastoral and martial prosperity plus food—Mandala 1's Agastya close approaching.
After honoring wisdom-speech, ask for mobile livelihood assets and enough food to sustain the learning community.