Rigveda Mandala 2 Sukta 23 (Brahmanaspati Sukta)

🙏 ऋषि (द्रष्टा): Grtsamada🔥 देवता: Brahmanaspati🎵 छन्द: Tristubh📜 2 मन्त्र

मन्त्र 1

गणानां त्वा गणपतिं हवामहे कविं कवीनामुपमश्रवस्तमम् । ज्येष्ठराजं ब्रह्मणां ब्रह्मणस्पत आ नः शृण्वन्नूतिभिः सीद सादनम् ॥

gaṇānāṁ tvā ganapatiṁ havāmahe kaviṁ kavīnāmupamamaśravastamam । jyeṣṭharājaṁ brahmaṇāṁ brahmaṇaspata ā naḥ śṛṇvannūtibhiḥ sīda sādanam ॥

अनुवाद: We invoke thee, the Lord of hosts, the poet among poets, the most renowned of listeners, the elder king of prayers, O Brahmanaspati. Hearing us with your protections, sit down in our seat.

The Rishi invokes Brahmanaspati as the supreme leader of all energies and words, requesting His presence at the inner sacrifice of the heart.

मन्त्र 2

न म ऋते त्व्रियते वर्धते यज्ञो विपश्चित्कचन कर्मणाहः । स यो विश्वाय धयसे पुरूक्षोऽतिथिं न रथो न वसतिः सदत्सु ॥

na ṛte tvriyate vardhate yajño vipaścitkacana karmaṇāhaḥ । sa yo viśvāya dhayase purūkṣo'tithiṃ na ratho na vasatiḥ sadatsu ॥

अनुवाद: Without Thee, no sacrifice is performed or grows, not even that of a wise man through action. He nourishes all, rich in streams, and settles in the abodes like a welcome guest or a chariot.

No spiritual effort or ritual can succeed without the grace of Brahmanaspati, who sustains all seekers.