बृह॒स्पति॑र्नयतु दु॒र्गहा॑ ति॒रः पुन॑र्नेषद॒घशं॑साय॒ मन्म॑ ।
क्षि॒पदश॑स्ति॒मप॑ दुर्म॒तिं ह॒न्नथा॑ कर॒द्यज॑मानाय॒ शं योः
bṛhaspatirnayatu durgahā tiraḥ punarneṣadaghaśaṃsāya manma |
kṣipadaśastimapa durmatiṃ hannathā karadyajamānāya śaṃ yoḥ
Mandala 10
Sukta 182: Brihaspati leads us past danger
Rishi: तपुमूर्धा बार्हस्पत्यः · Devata: बृहस्पतिः · Metre: त्रिष्टुप्
3 verses · 182 of 191
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Brihaspati leads us past danger
Tapurmurdha Barhaspatya praises Brihaspati in trishtubh. May Brihaspati lead us across difficult places and turn back the evil thought of the one who speaks ill. Each verse ends with the same line: may he hurl away the curse, strike down ill will, and bring welfare and blessing to the yajamana. May Narashamsa help us at the fore-offering, and may the after-offering bring us good at the calls. May the fiery-headed one burn the rakshas who hate prayer, to be struck down by the arrow. The rishi's own name, Tapurmurdha, fiery-headed, names the god's burning power in the last verse.
नरा॒शंसो॑ नोऽवतु प्रया॒जे शं नो॑ अस्त्वनुया॒जो हवे॑षु ।
क्षि॒पदश॑स्ति॒मप॑ दुर्म॒तिं ह॒न्नथा॑ कर॒द्यज॑मानाय॒ शं योः
narāśaṃso no'vatu prayāje śaṃ no astvanuyājo haveṣu |
kṣipadaśastimapa durmatiṃ hannathā karadyajamānāya śaṃ yoḥ
तपु॑र्मूर्धा तपतु र॒क्षसो॒ ये ब्र॑ह्म॒द्विष॒ः शर॑वे॒ हन्त॒वा उ॑ ।
क्षि॒पदश॑स्ति॒मप॑ दुर्म॒तिं ह॒न्नथा॑ कर॒द्यज॑मानाय॒ शं योः
tapurmūrdhā tapatu rakṣaso ye brahmadviṣaḥ śarave hantavā u |
kṣipadaśastimapa durmatiṃ hannathā karadyajamānāya śaṃ yoḥ
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